By Swaraj Mishra*, April 25 -- By Swaraj Mishra*

Popular film stars entering politics has started in Odisha for quite sometime now. But it is curious to know that the paternal grandfather of Aparajita Mohanty, one of the most popular matinee idols of the state, was the member of the First Provincial Assembly of Odisha in 1937. He was not simply a member. He had been the Law Minister of Odisha from 1941 to 1944. His name is Abdus Shovan Khan.

Aparajita, the heartthrob of millions as 'Phula' in 'Phula Chandan', the megahit of 1980s, is the daughter of Aziz Khan and Harapriya (Ray) Khan. Harapriya is the sister of famous Odia writer Raj Kishore Ray, whose three daughters Malabika, Manaswini and Mahasweta are three popular stars of Odia Cin...