“I Think Politics Is A Time-Consuming Occupation That Requires Aggression”

Veteran actress-turned-politician Poonam Dhillon who’s enjoying a pivotal position within the upcoming net sequence ‘Dil Bekaraar’, says she is a passionate actor and joined politics solely to contribute to society to see a constructive change.

The actress joined the Bhartiya Janta Party in 2004 and in 2019 she was appointed as vp of the Mumbai unit.

Asked about if politics saved her away from performing, Poonam Dhillon advised IANS: “My persona sort is such that every time I do something, I put all my power into that and don’t really feel that I’m lacking out on something. So once I was very busy with my work as a politician, I used to be probably not lacking performing as a result of I’ve no sense of dissatisfaction.

Poonam Dhillon added, “I joined politics with the emotion to bring about a change in our society. I used to do a lot of social activities because there are few causes that are close to my heart and with social work, I know I can touch many lives. Eventually, I realised that if I want to see the bigger change, joining politics is the right way to do it.”

“But I think politics is a time-consuming occupation that requires aggression and passion both. I am a compassionate human being but not sure if I am aggressive. But my interest in doing social work for the greater good of human beings is very much there in my mind. Having said that, acting is my forever love.”

While in her earlier days, the 1977 Miss India was recognized for delivering some fantastic efficiency in movies like ‘Noorie’, ‘Red Rose’, ‘Dard’, and ‘Romance’, she has additionally labored carefully with NGOs for social causes like drug consciousness, AIDS consciousness, organ donation.

The present ‘Dil Bekaraar’ is an adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s 2013 ebook ‘Those Pricey Thakur Girls’. The present options Raj Babbar, Anjali Anand, Akshay Oberoi, and Sukhmani Sadana, amongst others.

Talking about her character, Poonam Dhillon shared, “It is quite a central character called Mamta Thakur, as she is the lady of the house and all her daughters are going out for their work and trying to make a difference. But when they come back home, they come back to their mother. As you can see from the trailer, it is a family story and it really has an old-world charm of the 1980s era. That apart, the show is all the more special for me because it is a reunion with two of my co-stars Raj Babbar and Padmini Kolhapure.”

‘Dil Bekaraar’ releases on November 25 on Disney+ Hotstar.

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