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When "abhinetas" turn "netas": Do actors make good politicians?

Created by : Disha Roy, Lecturer, St Xaviers College  | 01 24 2011 06:34:58 +0000
Industry : Radio, TV & FilmsFunctional Area : Politics(Personal Interests)
Keywords : indian politicians good politicians actors and politicians actors turned politicians
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I was going through this article recently and found very much interesting, Politics has everybody in it.  Even film actors donning the role of politician not only onscreen but offscreen as well. What do you think people, do actors make good politicians...

  
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In India, the practice of film stars entering politics is not a new phenomenon. It has been in vogue for quite some time. Many film stars have started their second innings with a transition from films to politics. Whether we talk of southern film stars like N.T. Rama Rao and M.G. Ramachandran, or their Bollywood counterparts like Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna, the film industry has time and again made its presence felt in India's political scene.  Also Jayalalitha is one among them who has striked big in Indian political scenario, Shabana Azmi, all these people have spent quality time for the benefit of those who elected them.....
By Disha Roy, Lecturer, St Xaviers College  01 24 2011 06:34:58 +0000
 
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Yes they can be a good politicians and serve the people in the right way.
By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 01 26 2011 15:39:46 +0000
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Yes. we have many examples. Because they are actors they pull crowd easily. They act life of a common man in films and know the pain of "aam admi" and can serve the society better than the Khandani corrupt Politician.
By Aditya R. Upadhyay, Site Incharge (GM), Focus Energy Ltd.  | 01 26 2011 10:52:58 +0000
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Its already proved by NT Ramarao, MGRamachandran, Ronold Regan, etc. Actor , besides doing their job, does have personal aspirations. We need to identify &  welcome those genuine guys.
By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 01 26 2011 07:19:35 +0000
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Actors turning politician is not a new trend in Southern States. Tamil Nadu had a successful matinee idol M.G. Ramachandran, was a successful people-centric politician Tamil Nadu had ever produced. Towing his line was Ms. Jayalalitha, very pragmatic and astute politician. Similarly, Andhra saw in N.T. Rama Rao a charismatic politician. Chiranjeevi could not appeal to the masses as was done by NTR. In TN, Vijaykanth, Sharath Kumar, and others could not gain popularity. Its a mix and match. In Hindi film industry, Govinda was a flop, so was Amitabh and others in politics. Rajini Kanth in TN has a great chance of becoming a great politician, but providence protects him from entering this political arena, and is contemplating eternal peace looking within, visiting Himalayas time and again to get enlightenment!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 01 25 2011 18:12:16 +0000
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Yes Disha it is a new trend. after earning tons of money probably this abhnetas are looking for power. May be that is a reason.
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 01 25 2011 10:46:12 +0000
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History of Indian Abhinetas turning into netas is not anything to write home about. they need to stick to profession where they do well!!!
By Rajeev N.Bhatt, Equity Trader, self employed  | 01 24 2011 14:40:58 +0000
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we cannot generalize that actors cannot make good politicians. it depends upon one's capabilities and interest.
By kushal aggarwal, student, chinmaya international residential school  | 01 24 2011 13:01:52 +0000
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Its the intention by which an actor join politics. Still they turn not as bad as others, hence better.
By Anand Sharma, Monitoring the research funded by DIT, Department of Information Technology  | 01 24 2011 09:18:59 +0000
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yes they make good politics. Each and every person can come into politics. Whether they are software engineers or film actor. The main aim of the individual who wants to come into politics should be to help the people and not to increase their properties. Whoever it may be, they should try to help the common public. In general it is better if new generation come into politics, as the creativity will be more. The new generation should enter into politics and with the new thoughts and taking the help of technology they should make policies that makes the common man benefited.
By Muhammad Salman, Content Developer, Freelancer  | 01 24 2011 07:07:53 +0000
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YES...they make good politicians coz they r really worried abt the image they carry on screen. If they they dun do good..they will be na ghar ke na ghaat ke
By ABHISHEK , RADIO JOCKEY, RED FM  | 01 24 2011 06:58:35 +0000
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Yes, as there are so many examples are there like Vinod Khanna, Shatrugnha Sinha, Hemamalini, & in south N.T. Ramarao, Ramchandran, Ms. Jaylalitha. Karunanidhi.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 01 24 2011 06:47:34 +0000
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I don't feel if at all their is a progression b/w a good 'abhi-neta' turning into a good 'neta'.. it depends on individual but given quiet a number of instances from our society we need to admit that in most cases good "abhi-neta's" may not good "neta's".
By Vinay Mudgil, Sr. Application Developer, Computer Sciences Corporation  | 01 30 2011 14:20:22 +0000
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hello Disha,none can become a good politician unless he/she has a inherited nature of doing good things to class and possitive reaction to a cause.actors r also humans!!!
By jairaj shyam prasad, Production Manager, BOSCH Ltd  | 01 27 2011 16:01:01 +0000
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I think NO.. It depends on the person to person.If the actor is good human being and understands the values of society then he can be good.But being good human is not enough to be a good politician. The thing which is more important is how that person deals with different issues.
By Akshay Shrivastava, software Engineer  | 01 26 2011 14:21:48 +0000
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All actors can not be good politicians. but all politician must be an good actor or actress.
By Hemant V. Gore, Freelance Software Developer  | 01 26 2011 03:45:31 +0000
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Actors have always been aware about their impression on public, conscious about their own health and money since the start of their career, so they can't be good politicians.
By Anindita C, Freelancer, Teaching/Education  | 01 25 2011 06:32:01 +0000
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Very rarely. We have seen many actors from Mumbaiand Andhra to become MPs. But their contribution to the country is much less than their counterparts from other fields.
By Suryanarayan Murthy, Asst Vice President (Corporate Finance), A Hydro Power Project  | 01 24 2011 11:22:21 +0000
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Not necessarily. Good politics needs good intentions for the betterment of society and nation. Actors skill only cant make a good politician. Actor also can be a good politician if he has the right intention and required qualities
By Yatheendran.P.V , Project Management, KEO International  | 01 24 2011 10:03:17 +0000
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Politics is a symbol of the inability of human kind to self-organize and the ability to celebrate gluttony and greed. The drawback may lead to the extinction of our species with or without actors as politicians. Politics!? - unnecessary evil! How to get around the problem? Have no idea, but we definitely need something else then politics in its literal sense. To employ a different term would be quite something for the beginning.
By Dragan Radulovic, Founder & CEO  | 01 24 2011 09:39:14 +0000
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NO MAXIMUM ARE THEIR TO COLLECT PEOPLE WHILETHE POLITICAL RALLIES FOR THE LEADERS . MAXIMUM PEOPLE DID NOT TAKE INTREST IN SOLVING PUBLIC PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE BUSY WITH THEIR OWN WORK.
By rakeshbhatnagar , GM Projects., wig brothers india pvt.ltd.  | 01 24 2011 08:17:30 +0000
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