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Yukta Mookhey probably thinks that her prospects will become brighter if she joins the BJP. When asked what her ambition was, she replied that she wanted to be a role model, an icon for the younger generation. But I think there is a different logic to all this. All film stars are competing with each other to join politics. If Celina Jaitley joined the Congress, Yukta Mookhey could not be far behind. One thing is for sure. Film stars will definitely bring more glamour to the world of politics. At the same time, the film industry is also likely to become politicised. People will be heard saying this is a BJP film, that is a Congress film, there goes a DMK dancer, there goes a Akali Dal fighter. All these stars who are joining politics are probably those whose film careers are fading. My son said to me: "Papa, you are also a fading actor. How come you are not getting any offer to join any political party?" I rebuked him, "Keep quiet and start studying! Your board exams are on!" |
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other day, Yukta Mookhey, former Miss World, joined the BJP. I had the
opportunity to interact with her from Chandigarh through the satellite,
while she was in Mumbai. I asked her what she had planned for the BJP’s
publicity campaign. I also asked her what she would prefer for her
campaign — rath yatra or ramp show. She was somewhat
embarrassed and short of words. I don’t blame her for none of this is
her fault. It is the political parties who are using star power to their
advantage. Stars do not usually have the political savvy to give the ‘netaji’
brand of answers, hence they are used as crowd pullers.