Biography of Sanjay Dutt 2018
| Sanjay Dutt | |
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Dutt on the sets of Torbaaz
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| Born | Sanjay Balraj Dutt 29 July 1959 Bombay State, India |
| Other names | Sanju,Baba |
| Occupation | Film actor, film producer, comedian, politician, television presenter |
| Years active | 1981– present |
| Spouse(s) |
Richa Sharma
(m. 1987; d. 1996)
Rhea Pillai
[1](m. 1998; div. 2008)
Manyata Dutt
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Sunil Dutt Nargis |
| Relatives | See Dutt family |
Sanjay Balraj Dutt (Urdu: سنجے دتّ, Hindi: संजय दत्त, born 29 July 1959) is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). He was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar. The son of veteran Hindi film actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, he made his acting debut in Rocky (1981) and has since appeared in more than 187 Hindi films. Although Dutt has been a lead actor in genres ranging from romance to comedy, he has been most popular in the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in the drama and action genres. The Indian media and audiences alike refer to him as Deadly Dutt for his portrayals of such characters.
In a film career spanning more than 37 years, Dutt has won two Filmfare Awards, two IIFA Awards, two Bollywood Movie Awards, three Screen Awards, three Stardust Awards, two Zee Cine Awards, and a Global Indian Film Award. Four of his films have won various National Film Awards. He has won most of his awards for Vaastav: The Reality, Mission Kashmir, Munna Bhai MBBS, and Lage Raho Munna Bhai. He won three Best Actor awards for Vaastav: The Reality.
Dutt was arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in April 1993. Charges of terrorism were dropped but he was convicted of illegal possession of weapons. After serving his sentence with good behaviour and conduct, he was released on 25 February 2016.
Personal life
Dutt was born to cinema actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis. He has two sisters, Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt.[2][3] He is a devout Hindu who has read holy scriptures and theological works.[4] His mother died in 1981, shortly before his debut film's premiere; her death is cited as the instigator of his drug abuse.[5] As a child actor, Dutt appeared in the 1972 film Reshma Aur Shera, which starred his father; he appeared briefly as a qawali singer.[6] Dutt married actress Richa Sharma in 1987.[7] She died of a brain tumour in 1996. The couple have a daughter, Trishala, born in 1988, who lives in the United States with her maternal grandparents.[8] Dutt's second marriage was to model Rhea Pillai in 1998.[9] The divorce finalised in 2008. Dutt married Manyata (born Dilnawaz Sheikh)[10] in 2008 in a private ceremony in Goa, after two years of dating.[11] On 21 October 2010, he became a father to twins, a boy and a girl.
1997–present
Dutt's first film after his 1993 arrest was Daud (1997). It did not do well at the box office.[23] He followed this with the 1998 Dushman which did not do well at the box office either.[24]1999 was an excellent year for Dutt and one that is regarded as his comeback, with all of his five releases being amongst the highest-grossing films of that year. He began it by starring in the Mahesh Bhatt-directed hit Kartoos, followed by Khoobsurat, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Daag: The Fire and Vaastav: The Reality, for which he won many awards, including his first Filmfare Best Actor Award.[25][26] His role in 2000's Mission Kashmir won him critical acclaim and a number of awards and nominations.[16] Dutt was also invited by the President of India to Rashtrapati Bhavan for his performance in the movie.[27]
As the decade went on, he continued to play lead roles in popular and critical successes such as Jodi No.1 (2001), Pitaah (2002), Kaante (2002) and the National Award-winning film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), which garnered him several awards.[16] At the box office Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. achieved a silver jubilee status (25-week run) being one of only eight films to have achieved this status since the year 2000. In its 26th week of release, the film could still be found playing on 257 screens throughout India.[28] Later successes came with Musafir (2004), Plan (2004), Parineeta (2005) and Dus (2005). He won critical acclaim for his performances in Shabd (2005) and Zinda.[13]
The sequel of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, Lage Raho Munna Bhai was released in late 2006. Dutt received a number of awards for his performance in the film, along with an award from the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his work in the Munna bhai series.[29] NDTV India counted the character Munna Bhai as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood.[30]Later Dutt starred in movies like Dhamaal (2007), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), All the Best (2009), Double Dhamaal (2011), Son of Sardaar (2012) Agneepath (2012) and PK.
In January 2008, the Indian film Institute Filmfare listed 12 films featuring Dutt in its top 100 highest-grossing movies of all-time list. In its May 2013 edition 100 years of Indian cinema Filmfare listed three films featuring Dutt in its top 20 list of highest-grossing Hindi films of all time, adjusted for inflation these films were Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Khalnayak and Saajan.[31]
Vidhu Vinod Chopra on 29 September 2016 announced that the third part or Munna Bhai MBBS film, starring Dutt in the title role, would begin soon.[32] In 2017, Dutt appeared as the lead in Bhoomi, directed by Omung Kumar[33]. In 2018 he starred in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3.[34][35] On June 29 2018, his biopic Sanju released in which he made a special appearance.[36]Dutt and Alia Bhatt are on board for Mahesh Bhatt Next Sadak 2.
A biopic film titled Sanju based on the life of Dutt, in which Ranbir Kapoor portrays the title character,[76] was released worldwide on 29 June 2018.
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