The acting profession in India goes beyond stardom for one’s ability to act. Rather, they achieve iconic status – almost to the point of worshipping. It seems that Indian politicans (particularly in Tamil Nadu), including Vijayakanth of the DMDK party (about whose political meeting gathering I wrote on Saturday), were actors. Crowds willingly follow them and these actors use the movie screen to promote their platform. Judging from the huge numbers of youth that descended upon Chennai this weekend, I can presume that Vijayakanth has a huge following.
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