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Bollywood Stars urge everyone to Vote

Submitted by Bollywood Gossip on Saturday, 9 May 2009No Comment

Bollywood News : A tight race between the two main political parties has sparked fears of a weak coalition government coming to power as the country grapples with the aftermath of the attacks, the global economic crisis and heightened tensions with Pakistan.

Analysts say celebrities and cinema stars were jolted out of their complacency because the attacks targeted, among other places, two luxury hotels frequented by them.

“When the Taj Mahal hotel, the bastion of celebrities was attacked, it made them even more aware,” said Surendra Jondhale, professor of political science at the University of Mumbai.

Bachchan, India’s best known actor, is encouraging people to vote on his immensely popular blog ( bigb.bigadda.com)

“Colleagues of mine propound the importance of how every citizen must exercise their vote,” he wrote.

In celebrity-obsessed India, a successful cinema career has often progressed into politics, a trend set in the 1960s when the then superstar of the Tamil language movie industry, M.G. Ramachandran, created a party and won power in his state.

While politicians mostly rope in actors to capitalise on their immense popularity rivalled only by the country’s cricketers, nearly a dozen actors and former film stars are actually contesting the election.