Shatrughan Sinha

Shatrughan Sinha

  • Birthday: 09. December 1945
  • Birthplace: Patna, Bihar, India
  • Awards: 1973 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor for 'Tanhai'., 2003 - "Pride of the Film Industry" at the Stardust Awards 2003, 2003 - Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2007 - National Kishore Kumar Samman, 2011 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2011 - "The ITA Scroll Of Honour" KBC regional at the Indian Television Academy Awards, 2014 - Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema at the IIFA Awards
  • Websites: https://www.facebook.com/shatrugansinha, http://www.sinhashatrughan.in/

Biography

Shatrughan Sinha (born Shatrughan Prasad Sinha on 9 December 1945) is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003-May 2004) and Shipping (Aug. 2004). He was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.

Sinha was born in Patna, Bihar to Bhubaneswari Prasad Sinha & Shyama Devi Sinha. He is the youngest of four brothers — Ram, Lakshman, Bharat and himself. He was educated in Patna Science College. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India Pune. Currently there's a scholarship being awarded on his name in the institute to Diploma students. He moved to Mumbai where he started his career in the film industry. He is married to former Miss India Poonam Sinha (née Chandiramani).