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He had a rivalry with 'Amitabh Bachchan in the 70s. The confrontation scene between him and Amitabh Bachchan in the movie Kala Patthar (1979) was thought to be one the the greatest ever confrontation scenes between two heroes in a Hindi movie.

Was engaged to designer Pallavi Jaikishen.

He is the first ever Bollywood superstar to become a Union Minister. He first handled the portfolio for Health and then took on the responsibility of handling the Shipping portfolio.

Was considered for Subhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan and Mere Jung.

Adopted wife Poonam's niece Sneha and Neha after their father died. They are the children of Poonam's sister Aruna.

Neice's name is Preeta. She is the only daughter of brother Lakhan. Preeta married a boy named Neil in December 2008.

He was shooting for Maha Yatra when Sonakshi Sinha was born.

Brother Bharat Sinha has two children. A son Bhartendu Sinha who is married to Vandana Sinha. Bhartendu Sinha is Co-Founder & Chairman of the world famous company Geovas Technologies in Bengaluru, Karnataka,. Previosly he and wife Vandana were the acting directors/partners of the company " iGeniti Consulting Private Limited". Bharat Sinha has a daughter named Bharti Sinha Sahay who is married to Arvind Sahay.

Shatrughan Sinha claims he was offered Satte Pe Satta before Amitabh Bachchan signed the film.

Neice Preeta is the daughter of Shatrughan's brother Lakhan Sinha. She is also a close associate of vice American president Kamala Harris. Preeta is the founder of One Green Planet. She also founded the Food Monster App (featured in Fast Company) - the largest plant-based/allergy-friendly recipe app in the market today. Her day to day involves handling editorial vision, revenue, overall operations and spearheading partnerships for the company.

Acted in the film Pyar Hi Pyar (1969) with Dharmendra and Vyjanthimala.

Brother of producer Dr. Lakhan Sinha.

Was signed for Raza Murad's role in Ek Nazar but opted out.

Uncle to actress Pooja and Bhavna Ruparel. His wife Poonam is cousins with their mother.

Brother in law of producer Pahlaj Nihalani. ( Wife Poonam' s cousin).

Secretary Pawan Kumar also produced films.

Hosted two shows "Shotgun Shoot" on Star Plus and "Shotgun Show " on Zee.

Was briefly involved with Bengali actress Alpana. This was in the early 1980s. She was living with actor George Baker at the time.

In 1991,Shatrughan was signed for a film titled "Arzoo". This was to be produced by Pahlaj Nihalani. Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Madhavi,Sunil Shetty,Nagma, Raj Babbar,Kiran Kumar, Danny Denzongpa,Shakti Kapoor, Music by Anand Milind,Directed by Deepak Shivdasani.

In 1981/1982, Rajkumar Kohli was planning a sequel to Nagin(1976) titled "Laut Ayee Nagin". He had signed Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kapoor, Rakesh Roshan, Kumar Gaurav and Reena Roy. The film was shelved after announcement .

Starred in the shelved movie Dhaneshwar Productions "Woh Mere Maa Hain"(1986) Starring Asha Parekh, Shatrughan Sinha,Mandakini,Suresh Oberoi,Nana Patekar, Amjad Khan,Girish Karnad,Om Shivpuri, Daya Dongre,Music by Ravindra Jain,Directed by Subhash Bhakri.

Shatrughan was signed for Desh Premee in 1977. He was signed for the eventually done by Parikshat Sahni. When Shatrughan left that role, he signed for the police inspector's role (Amjad's son). Due to unknown problems, Shatrughan left the film all together. Navin Nischol then stepped into the police inspector's role.

Starred in the shelved movie Amar Chitra International's " Do Shikaari"(1974) Starring Shatrughan Sinha,Prem Nath, Zarina Wahab, Ajit,Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Produced by Anil Khanna, A.S. Diwan,Directed by Kewal Mishra.

Was involved with starlet Reena Roy during the late 70s.

Resigned from the Bhartiya Janata Party claiming he was frequently sidelined even in decisions regarding elections of his home state Bihar and joined Indian National Congress in 2019.

Recipient of the 2017 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Kush also has a twin brother, Luv, who appeared in the movie Sadiyaan, and a sister Sonakshi, who appeared as lead in Dabaang.

Cousin sister name is Annapurna Sinha .

Brother Lakhan is married to a woman named Geeta.

Brother Bharat Sinha has a son based in Bengaluru.

Brother Ram Sinha has a son.

Brother Bharat Sinha was married to Sheela Sinha. They divorced 25 years ago. Sheela recently committed suicide in her Gurgoan home in March of 2016. The couple have two children. A daughter Bharti who is based in Ahmedbad. A son named Bhartendu based in London. He lived in London with his father.

In 2001,son Kussh Sinha had enrolled himself in dance classes as he was preparing to be a actor. He was also working out with Sohail Khan. He later dropped all plans.

His wife Poonam Sinha has started a film production house - Shotgun Moviies and is producing the film "Mera Dil Leke Dekho".

He has a son named Kush, who is also ready to follow in his father's footsteps to become a Bollywood leading man.

Starred in the shelved movie, Shikhwal Movies "Hinsaa"(1990) Starring Shatrughan Sinha,Rajnikanth (Special Appearnce),Poonam Dhillon, Raj Babbar,Sonam,Om Shivpuri,Anupam Kher,Kiran Kumar, Alok Nath,Shashi Puri, Music by Rajesh Roshan, Produced by Manjit Shikhwal, Directed by Sunil.R.Prasad.

Starred in the shelved movie Ekta World Link Movies "Do Numbari"(Double Cross) (1990) Starring Dharmendra,Shatrughan Sinha,Shilpa Shirodkar, Vishal Bharadwaj,Navin Nischol (Replaced Kabir Bedi),Moon Moon Sen,Yunes Parves,Sonu Walia,Gulshan Grover,Music Amar Uptal,Produced by Chanda Singh, Directed by J.S. Channy.

Starred in the shelved film, Amiya Art's "Jeb Hamari Maal Tumhara"(1997). Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Govinda,Raveena Tandon,Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor,Kiran Kumar, Gulshan Grover,Anjana Mumtaz,Anjan Srivastava ,Music by Anand Milind, Produced Pawan Kumar, Directed by Aziz Sajawal.

Starred in the shelved movie P.P.International's "Agnishapath" (1997) Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Ritu Shivpuri, Goldie Marwah,Raza Murad,Aruna Irani,Ranjeet,Kiran Kumar,Mohan Joshi, Arjun, Music by Dilip Sen, Sameer Sen, Directed by Raaj Kumar Pardesi.Reels:8.

Starred in the shelved film,Vishal Enterprises "Nehle Pe Dehla"(1996)Starring Shatrughan Sinha,Manek Bedi, Samrat Mukherjee,Ritu Shivpuri,Monica Bedi,Mohan Joshi, Music by Aadesh Srivastava, Directed by Sikander Bharti. Reels:3.

Starred in the shelved film,Chiragdeep International's "Ujala"(1996)Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Chunky Pandey, Samrat Mukherjee,Dipti Bhatnagar, Music Aadesh Srivastav, Directed by Krishnakant Pandya, Reels:12.

Starred in the shelved film,Helios Films "Adhikar"(1997)Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Mukul Dev, Suman Raganathan,Sanjay Kumar,Madhumita,Kader Khan,Kiran Kumar,Raza Murad,Pran,Satyen Kappu,Music by Dilip Sen Sameer Sen, Directed by Narayan Bhattacharya.

Starred in the completed and shelved movie "Avatar"( 2013) Starring Govinda, Prashant Narayanan, Yashpal Sharma,Raika, Special Appearance by Sunny Deol and Shatrughan Sinha. Music by Sameer Tandon. Produced and Directed by Pahlaj Nihalani.

Starred in the shelved film "Takrao" (1986) .Starring Shatrughan Sinha,Hema Malini, Rajnikanth, Anita Raaj, Amrish Puri, Prem Chopra, Sushma Seth.Produced by Raja Roy (Reena Roy's brother),Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal,Directed Harmesh Malhotra.

Starred in the shelved film Em M Moviez "Meri Qurbani"(Dushmanee) (1974/1977/1979) Starring Ashok Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterrjee(Replaced Sharmila Tagore),Vinod Mehra,Madan Puri,Raju Shreshta,Asrani,Dina Pathak,Birbal,Mohan Shetty. Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Produced by K.G.Moti. Directed by Dinesh -Ramnesh.

Starred in the completed and shelved film Shantidoot Chitra's "Khel Tamasha "(Naqabposh) (Lal Nishaan)(1987). Starring Shatrughan Sinha,Kimi Katkar,Kadar Khan,Sadashiv Amrapurkar,Aruna Irani,Asrani,Asha Sharma,Babloo Mukherjee,Tom Alter, Music Usha Khanna,Produced and Directed by Rakesh Kumar.

Director Loksen Lalvani (Kalka) is married to wife Poonam Sinha's sister.

Starred in the shelved film "Hukumat Ke Dushman" (1989) Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Dimple Kapadia,Chunky Pandey,Salma Agha ,Danny Denzongpa. Produced By Pahlaj Nihalani, Directed by Shashikant Garware.

Starred in Anil Ganguly's shelved film "Raja Aur Maharaja" (Kisme Kitna Zor Hain)(1987). Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Gulshan Grover ( replaced Atlee Brar).

Starred in Pahlaj Nihalani's shelved film Vishal Deep Internationals "Deva Hi Deva (1989). Starring Shatrughan Sinha,Chunky Pandey, Madhavi,Neelam,Gulshan Grover, Music by Bappi Lahiri, Directed by Shibhu Mitra.