Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif to Sohum Shah - Bollywood actors who won a million hearts playing politician on-screen!

Fans love to watch their favourite stars enact numberous roles on-screen. Many Bollywood A-listers from Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif to Sohum Shah, Paresh Rawal have brilliantly played politicians on the big screens. Be it public speeches, the politician walks, or the tough expressions, an actor brings a lot of his expertise onto the screen that speaks a lot about his/her potential as an actor. We have seen many actors who totally took our hearts with their amazing screen presence as a politician and truly owned the character with their brilliant acting. 

Sohum Shah as Bihar's chief minister Bheema Bharti in Maharani series is one of the most loved on-screen politician indeed. The way Sohum owns the character, made it tough for the audience to imagine anyone else in his place. The actor truly showed his versatile acting talent in the series. While both the seasons of Maharani have been released, Sohum has brought a variation in his character while keeping the main essence of his personality intact. 

 

On the other hand, Ranbir Kapoor as Samar Pratap, played the youngest politician in the political thriller, Raajneeti. Having portrayed such an intense character in front of a bunch of talented actors in Bollywood, Ranbir truly made his presence count with his amazing acting talent. 

 

The iconic 1994 film Sardar on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was directed by Ketan Mehta and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar. It went on to win accolades for its brilliant performance and screenplay. The film won 1993 National Film Awards in two categories - Best Film On National Integration and Best Editing – Renu Saluja

This 2010 film by Prakash Jha had an ensemble star cast. The political thriller was co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by him and Anjum Rajabali. It featured Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Sarah Thompson and Naseeruddin Shah. Katrina played Indu Pratap Seksaria , the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, who initially loved Samar (Ranbir Kapoor), but was married to Prithviraj Pratap  (Arjun Rampal). 

Ram Gopal Varma's (RGV) directorial Sarkar saw Amitabh Bachchan as a powerful patriarch which many speculated was reportedly based on the late Balasaheb Thackeray. However, it was not confirmed by the makers. Sarkar was also said to be influenced by Francis Ford Coppola's Hollywood classic The Godfather (1972). His impressive acting chops left audience in awe of the legend and the film was a massive hit. 

Abhishek Bachchan as Chief Minister Ganga Ram Chaudhary in Dasvi truly turned out his personality when he delivered a pure Haryanvi accent. Moreover, the actor really portrayed the character of a politician in a whole new different way which was never seen before.