In India there are several actors and screenwriters who have become politicians after a lucrative career in cinema, i am thinking of the present chief-minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalitha (brought down the govt. by withdrawing support), the previos CM MG Ramachandran, and his rival (his name escapes me) who was a screenwriter, Mani Ratnam has a film about all these events called "The Duo," Then there was Amitabh Bacchan, a mega-star who became a member of Parliament, and so on. There is a some literature about these connections, specifically, I remember an article from Screen (I think). However, I don't think any of these people are in the category of Adachi, whose political career is very different from the career politicians I am enumerating. Shashwati ------------------------------------------- Shashwati Talukdar [log in to unmask] Ph: (917) 243-7522 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]