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MUMBAI:
He dazzled the silver screen with his splendor and now he electrifies
the radio waves on Radio One FM 94.3's BBC Ek Mulakat. Shatrughna
Sinha, considered one of the most successful actor-politician of
India, made history by being the first member of the film fraternity
to become a cabinet minister with the Government of India. In a
heart warming tête-à-tête with Sanjeev Srivastava
on BBC Ek Mulakat aired every Sunday at 12 noon on Radio One FM
94.3, the top Bollywood film star of the 1970s and 1980s and popular
politician, Shatrughna Sinha declares on-air, "Films are my
first love. I entered politics due to my responsibilities towards
society."
 For
the first time he shares the secret of his success on Ek Mulakat
for his audiences, saying "Mahatma Gandhi had said that to
succeed in any movement or campaign you have to encounter and go
past four things. Firstly - ridicule, secondly - contempt, thirdly
- censure, and fourthly - oppression. If you are able to face these
four difficulties then success and honour will be yours." The
Shotgun Sinha further adds, "If you want to be successful in
life, prove yourself and if you are not able to do so for any reason,
then show how distinct you are from others. Now you see people imitating/mimicking
me. But you would have never seen me imitating others. That's because
of this mantra."
A quite
person by nature, yet famous for his style of dialogue delivery
of, "Khamosh…" Shatrughna Sinha converses on friends,
foes, fans and his past too. He reveals that his father wanted him
to become a scientist or doctor, but he didn't fit in either, he
says, "Now it's a different thing that I became India's health
minister one day." As of May 2006, he has been appointed as
the head of the BJP Culture and Arts Department.
Talking
on his days of playing villainous roles, to being the favorite of
many first time directors, to his highest regards for veterans like
Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, who he terms as "Institutes in
themselves", also appreciating modern day cinema with Shah
Rukh Khan for movies like 'Chak De India', Shatrughna Sinha makes
your Sunday afternoon worth a while.
Tune
in to BBC Ek Mulakat on Radio One FM 94.3 on Sunday, 7th October
2007 at 12 noon to listen to the legendary Shatrughna Sinha
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