Know the Bollywood connection of these cities of Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi:
Varanasi, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Ghaziabad, Agra, Muzaffarnagar, Barabanki and Bareilly are famous localities in Uttar Pradesh. Lok Sabha Election 2024 is going on. Now the entire focus is on Uttar Pradesh. You must have heard the names of these cities in the news for one reason or another. As PM Narendra Modi is contesting from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, SP’s Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Kannauj, Agra’s Petha is famous and the Ram temple in Ayodhya was consecrated this year. But in this season of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, do you know the Bollywood connection of these famous areas of Uttar Pradesh? Otherwise, let us tell you.
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Varanasi
Vineet Kumar Singh is a resident of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Vineet is an actor who has worked in Gangs of Wasseypur 1,2 and apart from this his name is also seen in his popular films Mukabaaz.
Ayodhya
Anushka Sharma is an actress and cricketer Virat Kohli is her husband. He was born on 1 May 1988 in Ayodhya, UP. He made his debut in Bollywood with the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh Khan. This year, the Ram temple was consecrated in Ayodhya.
Prayagraj
Amitabh Bachchan is a resident of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Big B entered Bollywood in 1969 with the film ‘Sat Hindustani’. His next film is Kalki 2898 AD.
Ghaziabad
Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta was born in Ghaziabad. Lara Dutta has been in the film industry for the past 20 years and has also done OTT projects.
Barabanki
Naseeruddin Shah was born on July 20, 1950 in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. Naseeruddin Shah is active in Bollywood and is also doing a lot of work on OTT.
Muzaffarnagar
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana village of Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Later he reached the National School of Drama and learned the art of acting. Stepped into Bollywood in 1999 with ‘Sarfarosh’.
Shahjahanpur
Chote Pandit of Bhulbhulaiya i.e. Rajpal Yadav is in Shahjahanpur of Uttar Pradesh. Rajpal Yadav entered Bollywood in 1999.
Agra
Raj Babbar was born on June 23, 1952 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Agra is famous for Petha. But Raj Babbar is a candidate from Gurgaon seat in Haryana on Congress ticket in Lok Sabha Election 2024.