All the veteran Bollywood actors are the pride of the industry. They have established a benchmark for this new generation of celebs, which seems a bit hard to achieve. Similarly, today we are talking about one such veteran actor who was once considered an arch-rival of Amitabh Bachchan, and he lost two blockbusters to him. Despite that, these two are the closest of friends in the industry. He started his journey as a villain but then became one of the biggest superstars of all time.
The actor we are talking about is someone who competed with superstars like Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, and even Amitabh Bachchan during his days. If you are unable to understand who we are talking about, then the actor is fondly called ‘Kalicharan’ and ‘Shotgun’ of Bollywood, aka Shatrughan Sinha.
Sinha started his journey in 1969 with the film Pyar Hi Pyar, where he played the role of a villain. However, no one knew that one day, this actor would go on to become one of the biggest celebs in Bollywood.
After his debut, SHATUGHAN SINHA Went on to Feature in Various Movies Including Shakti, Rakhwala, Kshatriya, Chetna, Kalicharan, Beimaan, Shaan, and do aur do paanch.
If reports are to be believed, Shatrughan Sinha was initially considered for Sholay, but he lost the role after Dharmendra recommended Amitabh Bachchan for the film. Similarly, Sinha was also in the running for Deewaar, but he turned down the role, allowing Bachchan to seize the opportunity and achieve box-office success once again.
Coming to Shatrughan’s personal life, he married former model Poonam Sinha. In an interview, the actor revealed that Poonam’s mother was not happy with their relationship. In an interview he revealed that his mother-in-law called him a goon (Gunda).
Also, did you know that before tying the knot with Poonam, Shatrughan was in a serious relationship with his Kaalicharan co-star Reena Roy? It is reported that they dated for seven years, and there were rumors suggesting that even after getting married, Shatrughan remained romantically involved with Reena for a few more years.