Indian politicians who can inspire dramatic Bollywood films

Political satires are not usually attempted in BTown However the critically acclaimed Ekkes Toppon Ki Salaami and upcoming film Zed Plus might just encourage filmmakers to take a long hard look at this genreMona Singh and Adil Hussain in Zed Plus a sociopolitical satire set in a small town in Rajasthan The plot is centered on a coalition government troubled by corruption and communalismIts not uncommon for directors to model characters after real politicians hitlist focusses on a few leaders whose lives can provide perfect fodder to filmmakersAbhishek Manu SinghviWho MP and former Congress spokespersonLowdown With his bandhgalas and colourful cravats Abhishek Manu Singhvi is a well known face The politico enjoyed a squeakyclean image as compared to many others until a sex tape allegedly featuring him and a female lawyer made the rounds in the virtual sphereAbhay Deol and isnet Abhishek Manu SinghviSinghvi rebutted it saying that it was a forged tape labelling the entire episode as a conspiracy The incident caused a lot of embarrassment to the Congress party that distanced itself from the matter This is not all the IT department levied a penalty of nearly Rs 57 crore on him as he could not furnish documents to support his office expenditureRole call With his round face and articulate speech Abhay Deol seems to be the perfect choice And he is a spiffy dresser tooRaghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja BhaiyyaWho Cabinet minister in Akhilesh Yadav governmentLowdown The man who feeds his enemies to crocodiles Raja Bhaiyya The Godfather IV and the Robin Hood of Kunda this independent MLA from Kunda Uttar Pradesh has a legendary personality that would delight any filmmakerEmraan Hashmi and inset Raghuraj Pratap SinghOne can imagine a Tarantinoesque film on him loaded with action and dark humour His CV is dotted with charges like kidnapping and conspiracy to murderRole call With his intensity and sense of wry humour Emraan Hashmi can do justice to the roleNarayan RaneWho Member of Indian National CongressLowdown This 62yearold has had an exciting political career From his humble beginnings he rose up the ranks to become a strong leaderParesh Rawal and inset Narayan RaneLater on he revolted against his party Shiv Sena to join another his present party where he also ran into trouble Though a bunch of controversies has dogged him Rane has never concealed his intention to climb to the top of political supremacyRole call Paresh Rawal for his intense acting and comic timingMamata BanerjeeWho CM of West BengalLowdown This firebrand leader from West Bengal has been at the receiving end of the media due to her funny English politically incorrect statements and overthetop victory celebrations that reportedly resemble circus showsRani Mukerji and Mamata BanerjeeThe fact that observers have told her to graduate from a streetfighter to an administrator hasnt benefitted her image either One of the titles we can think of a film having a character based on her is I Can Walk English I Can Talk EnglishRole call Rani Mukerji seems like a good choice Another option that comes to mind is Vidya Balan given her frame and love for all things BengaliDigvijaya SinghWho MP and exMadhya Pradesh CMLowdown Nicknamed Mr Motormouth of Indian politics Singh has often been parodied on national television for his outrageous statementsPiyush Mishra and inset Digvijaya SinghWhether its election campaigns political debates or Twitter posts Singh has struck a false note on a regular basis However what made him the topic of discussion on Twitter was his affair with journalist Amrita Rai The muchinlove Singh however did not waste any time and accepted his dalliance with unusual flairRole call Piyush Mishra whom we recently saw in The Shaukeens would look a lot like Digvijaya with his broad face and toothy smileND TiwariWho ExAndhra Pradesh governor and chief minister ofUttar PradeshLowdown He has had a long career but more than his political endeavours it was a sex scandal and paternity dispute that made him a household nameKay Kay Menon and inset ND TiwariArrogant immoral and irresponsible Tiwari is a way reflected everything that the common man finds wrong with the Indian politician The veteran leader cried conspiracy after the sex tape scandal and had refused to undergo the DNA mapping test after his biological son Rohit Shekhar filed a paternity suit Later he accepted his son and married Ujjwala Sharma Rohits mother in a small ceremony at the age of 89 If Indian politics needed a Hugh Hefner like character Tiwari would come closeRole call Kay Kay Menon has the acting chops to portray a politician who remained defiant even in the face of controversyVS AchuthanandanWho CPI M member and former Kerala chief ministerLowdownUnlike many leaders Achuthanandan is known and respected for his integrity across Kerala Malayalam actors Nedumudi Venu and Thilakan have done films that have reportedly been inspired by this veteran politicianZakir Hussain and inset VS AchuthanandanHowever his claim to nationwide fame was his insensitive remark to the family of NSG commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan who lost his life in the 2611 Mumbai terror attacks He reportedly sent police dogs for a security check to Unnikrishnans home which was in mourning The majors father then refused to let him enter the house Snubbed Achuthanandan said on TV Is there any rule that both the Karnataka Chief Minister and Kerala Chief Minister should go together to his Sandeeps home If it were not that it was Sandeeps house not even a dog would have gone there Needless to say this statement earned him the ire of one and allRole call Actor Zakir Hussain whom we last saw in Singham Returns as Prakash Rao would fit the bill