Ahead of the assembly elections in five states, Bollywood actress Rimi Sen has joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), reports said on Tuesday. Rimi Sen has worked in many Bollywood films including Hungama, Dhoom 2 and Phir Hera Feri among others and was last seen as a participant on the ninth season of popular reality show 'Bigg Boss'.

Rimi Sen (Photo: ANI)

On joining BJP the actress told ANI that “I am inspired by PM Modi and will fulfill all responsibilities given to me.”


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Besides Rimi, popular Bollywood actor Sunny Deol is also likely to join the party. Reports suggest that both the actors will fight elections in Punjab on the BJP ticket.

(Photo: Colors)

Earlier this month, there were speculations that Bollywood actors Arjun Rampal and Jackie Shorff would be joining the BJP ahead of the polls. Arjun Ramapal even met the party chief Amit Shah at party’s headquarters in New Delhi. But no announcement has been made on that front.

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Apart from acting, Rimi Sen has also produced a film 'Budhia Singh – Born to Run', based on the life of a young marathon runner. She had also done a number of south Indian films before doing successful films in Bollywood like 'Hungama', 'Phir Hera Pheri','Dhoom', 'Golmaal' among others..