Aurangabad/Mumbai, Sep 9 (UNI) Prominent actors in the Marathi film industry on Wednesday formally joined the NCP amidst the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state ministers.
The political anointing function was held at the NCP Office in Mumbai where veteran actresses Savita Malpekar and Maya Jadhav, acclaimed comic actor Vijay Patkar, and Girish Pardeshi entered the party fold.
Actor and director Balkrishna Shinde, writer, director and actor Priyadarshan Jadhav, writer Kaustubh Savarkar, director Santosh Bhangre, producer Sham Raut, Dr Sudhir Nikam, Umesh Bolke and Mohit Narayangaonkar also joined the Sharad Pawar-led party.