Parties count on stars to pull in the voters India elections

In his 1980s and 1990s heyday, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol was famed for portraying angry men with a heart of gold.

The star of hit movies like Border, which was based on the 1971 India-Pakistan war, and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (Revolt: A Love Story) is now taking on a different role – fighting elections in the northern state of Punjab.

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