Sanjay Balraj Dutt was born on 29 July 1959 and is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema.
46 Facts About Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt later established himself as a prolific star with films like Saajan, Sadak, Khalnayak, Aatish, Andolan, Daag, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Vaastav: The Reality and Mission Kashmir.
Sanjay Dutt's critically acclaimed performance in Vaastav won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Sanjay Dutt gained widespread acclaim for playing Munna Bhai in the Munna Bhai series, his most iconic role, and his biggest sole commercial success ever.
Sanjay Dutt was arrested under the TADA and the Arms Act in April 1993 and was convicted later for violation of Arms Act for possession of illegal weapons procured from other accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings.
Sanjay Dutt's life receives considerable media coverage in India, and in 2018, Sanju, a biopic based on his life, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt, was released to positive reviews and emerged as one of the highest-grossers of Indian cinema.
Sanjay Dutt's name was chosen by crowdsourcing via the Urdu language film magazine Shama.
Sanjay Dutt's mother died in 1981, shortly before his debut film's premiere; her death is cited as the instigator of his drug abuse.
Sanjay Dutt made his acting debut at an early age, playing a Qawali singer in his father's film Reshma Aur Shera.
Sanjay Dutt made his Bollywood film debut with the box-office super hit Rocky in 1981.
Sanjay Dutt then went on to star in Vidhaata, the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1982, along with film veterans Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor and Sanjeev Kumar.
Sanjay Dutt starred in movies like Main Awara Hoon.
The 1986 film Naam was a turning point in Sanjay Dutt's career, it was a major critical and commercial success.
Sanjay Dutt appeared in successful films throughout the '80s such as Imaandaar, Inaam Dus Hazaar, Jeete Hain Shaan Se, Mardon Wali Baat, Ilaaka, Hum Bhi Insaan Hain, Kanoon Apna Apna and Taaqatwar.
Sanjay Dutt's successes continued in the 1990s, with films that include Tejaa, Khatarnaak, Zahreelay, Thanedaar, Khoon Ka Karz, Yalgaar, Gumrah, Sahibaan and Aatish: Feel the Fire.
Sanjay Dutt went on to star in some of the most era-defining Indian films of the early 1990s such as Sadak, Saajan and Khalnayak, for which he earned his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination.
Sanjay Dutt was among several people associated with Bollywood who were accused of involvement.
Sanjay Dutt began it by starring in the Mahesh Bhatt-directed film Kartoos, followed by Khoobsurat, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Daag: The Fire and Vaastav: The Reality, for which he won many awards, including his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Sanjay Dutt was invited by the President of India to Rashtrapati Bhavan for his performance in the film.
Sanjay Dutt won critical acclaim for his performances in Shabd and Zinda.
Later Sanjay Dutt starred in movies like Dhamaal, Shootout at Lokhandwala, All the Best, Double Dhamaal, Son of Sardaar Agneepath and PK.
In 2017, Sanjay Dutt appeared as the lead in Bhoomi, directed by Omung Kumar.
Sanjay Dutt appeared alongside Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur in Sadak 2 in 2019.
Sanjay Dutt was seen in the film Prassthanam on 20 September 2019.
Sanjay Dutt's upcoming films include The Good Maharaja and Ghudchadi, where he will reunite with Raveena Tandon in the latter.
Sanjay Dutt will be playing a key role in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Leo, alongside Vijay, which will mark his debut in Tamil cinema.
Sanjay Dutt co-hosted the fifth season of the Indian reality show Bigg Boss along with Salman Khan.
Sanjay Dutt later said it was Khan who persuaded him to co-host the show.
The couple have a daughter, Trishala Sanjay Dutt, born in 1988, who lives in the United States with her maternal grandparents.
Sanjay Dutt was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer in August 2020.
Sanjay Dutt took treatment in Mumbai and now recovered from lung cancer.
Sanjay Dutt was among several people associated with Bollywood who were accused of involvement.
Sanjay Dutt was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India on 5 May 1993; however, on 4 July 1994 his bail was cancelled and he was re-arrested.
Sanjay Dutt had given Qayuum's name to the police when confessing to arms possession, saying that in September 1992 he had bought a pistol from Qayuum in Dubai.
Sanjay Dutt's arrest coincided with the release of his film, Khalnayak, in which he played a wanted criminal.
On 31 July 2007, Sanjay Dutt was cleared of the charges relating to the Mumbai blast; however, the TADA court sentenced Sanjay Dutt to six years' rigorous imprisonment under Arms act for illegal possession of weapons.
Sanjay Dutt appealed against the sentence and was granted interim bail on 20 August 2007 until such time as the TADA court provided him with a copy of its judgement.
On 22 October 2007 Sanjay Dutt was back in jail but again applied for bail.
On 27 November 2007, Sanjay Dutt was granted bail by the Supreme Court.
Sanjay Dutt was given a month to surrender before the authorities.
Sanjay Dutt was then appointed General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party, leaving that post in December 2010.
Sanjay Dutt was given four weeks to surrender to the authorities, the court having refused to release him on probation due to the severity of the offence.
Sanjay Dutt filed an appeal to allow him to surrender before entering Yerwada Central Jail.
Sanjay Dutt returned to Yerwada Central Jail after his parole ended.
Sanjay Dutt was incarcerated in Yerwada Central Jail, to complete his jail term.
Sanjay Dutt was released from there on 25 February 2016 after serving his sentence.