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Shatrughan Sinha is one of those actors in the industry whose reputation for coming late on the set was known to everyone. Many of the actors and actresses who have shared the screen with Sinha opened up on the matter and shared their experiences. Actress Poonam Dhillon who worked closely with Shatrughan also shared her bits on the actor when she featured on Kapil Sharmas show. When Poonam was asked about the most unpunctual hero she has worked with she said There were two top heroes; Govinda and Shatrughan Sinha. I’ve worked often with them both. With Shatru ji I did five or six films. I think I’ve wasted half my life waiting for him. He would show up at 4 pm for a 9 am shift.” In an interview with Radio Nasha Chunky Pandey also shared his experience with Shatrughan Sinha and said that the actor was always late on purpose and advised the same to him. Chunky said Shatru ji told me something very nice which I follow to date. He said ‘Son whatever you do never arrive on time anywhere. If you are punctual no one will value you. Even if you happen to be early somehow stay in the car for 15 minutes or so. Make people wait.’ That was the old-school method — people eagerly waiting for a star. Once the star arrives what’s the point. Coming to Poonam Dhillon she grabbed headlines after she was crowned Miss Young India 1978. In the same year she made her debut in Trishul. In the following years Poonam was featured in many hit films and played the lead in several of them. Poonam Dhillons breakthrough came when she featured in Ramesh Talwar’s film Noorie which was a blockbuster hit.