India, May 23 -- The so-called Bengali bhadroloks were first taken aback in 2011 when then rising Tollywood star Dev hummed a popular song from his hit film Paglu on the dais of Mamata Banerjee's political programme meant for remembering martyrs of her party.

As Mamata established an unquestionable grip over West Bengal politics as the years progressed, the sudden shift of certain Left-leaning film personalities to become incumbent-friendly initially shocked people.

But the intensity gradually declined with a swarm of celebrities rallying behind the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

From festivals to outright political rallies, a large chunk of celebrities including A-listers directly joined the TMC or cheered from behind the curtains....