Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt Biography

Sanjay Dutt (born July 29, 1959) is a famous two time Filmfare Awards winner movie staractor in Bollywood and also indulges as playback singer, he is considered the ultimate macho man in the Bollywood film industry.

He has figured in all editions of the India Today - Top 10 List of the Most influential Bollywood personalities.He has a "Never Give In" sticker on his car from his days at Lawrence School, Sanawar.His fans fondly call him "Sanju Baba".His peers are among his biggest fans. Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Fardeen Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and many more look up to Dutt as an icon.The hulking actor is the inspiration for professional wrestler Sonjay Dutt's stage name.

He is the son of a Bollywood "Power Couple", Nargis and Sunil Dutt. Both his parents were awarded the Padmashree, a high civilian honor in India. His father Sunil Dutt was also a politician who campaigned for the Congress Party of India.Sanjay Dutt's sister, Namrata, married actor Kumar Gaurav, the son of yesteryears Bollywood star Rajendra Kumar.His sister Priya contested and won the election for her father's constituency and is now a Member of Parliament.
He has a daughter (by his marriage to his first wife) named Trishala who lives in New York with her grandparents and aunt. She was born on August 10, 1988 and is now currently 18 years old and is best known as the Paris Hilton of India whenever she visits due to her extravagant spending habits, poses, and popularity. Out of all the bollywood celebrity kids, Trishala Dutt is well known in New York City amongst the who's who, and in India.

At the age of 12 he made his first film appearance in his father's film "Reshma Aur Shera" where he had a small role as a qawali singer.He made his acting debut in the film "Rocky" in 1981 which was produced and directed by his father. Though "Rocky" was a hit it did not establish him as a star.He steadily began to build his career, and he had many hits such as "Vidhaata" (1982), "Naam" (1986), "Hathyar" (1989), "Sadak" (1991) and "Saajan" (1991). He was the first choice to play the lead in Subhash Ghai's "Hero", but after witnessing Sanjay Dutt in his drug phase during the shooting of "Vidhaata", Ghai picked Jackie Shroff.

Sanjay Dutt resurrected his cinema career with movies like "Sadak" (1991) and "Saajan" (1991). He received his first Filmfare nomination for the best actor in a lead role, for the film Saajan.
Dutt retained his macho image after being released from jail and built on his steady fan following. Over the last 10 years, he has matured as an actor, with action, gangster and comedy roles being his forte.
His performances in "Vaastav" (1999), "Mission Kashmir" (2000), "Munnabhai M.B.B.S." (2003) and "Lage Raho Munnabhai" (2006) earned him rave reviews. His performance as a gangster in "Vaastav" earned him almost all the top awards that the industry has to offer, further cementing his place as one of the best actors in the Indian Film Industry.After the success of his MunnaBhai movies,a section of the media and fans also have started to refer to him as "Munna Bhai".

He along with friend and director Sanjay Gupta (Director) formed a production company called "White Feather Films". They have produced films such as "Kaante" (2002), "Musafir" (2004) and "Zinda" (2005) of which also star Sanjay Dutt in lead roles. His latest release "Shootout At Lokhandwala" has done very well at the box office, and is a hit according to boxofficeindia.com.

Sanjay Dutt married Richa Sharma in 1987 (a small-time actress discovered by Dev Anand) who had nursed him back from a lung injury. A year later, the couple had a baby girl, Trishala. Just two months after Trishala's birth, Risha was diagnosed with cancer and the couple separated. Richa moved to United States with her daughter to live with her parents while Dutt pursued his career in Bollywood. After his wife succumbed to brain tumor in 1996, a bitter custody battle between Dutt and his in-laws over the custody of his only daughter ensued, which Dutt lost.

After resurrecting his career with the mega hit "Saajan" and his first Filmfare nomination for the best actor in a lead role, Charges were filed against the actor for his alleged involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings. Sanjay Dutt spent more than 18 months in Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.

After being released from jail, Dutt married Reha Pillai but the marriage did not last too long and the couple divorced in 2005 after spending the last few years apart.He has no children by his marriage to socialite Rhea Pillay.
On 31 July 2007, Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to a jail term of 6 years for illegal possession of firearms acquired from terrorist acquaintances, who were responsible for the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. On August 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of India granted him interim bail.

Filmography as Actor

Alibaug (2008)

Bihaad (2008)

Chamki Chameli (2008) - Special Appearance

Chatur Singh Two Star (2008)

Emi (2008) - Sattarbhai

Happy New Year (2008)

Jaan Ki Baazi (2008)

Kidnap (2008)

Munnabhai chale Amrika (2008)

Unusual Love Story (2008)

C Kkompany (2008) - special appearance

Mehbooba (2008)

Woodstock Villa (2008) - special appearance

Superstar (2008) - special appearance

Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) - Baba

Mr. Fraud (2007)

Dhamaal (2007) - Kabir Nayak

Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) - Aftab Ahmed Khan

Sarhad Paar (2007) - Ranjeet Singh

Nehle Pe Dehla (2007) - Johnny

Eklavya (2007) - Pannalal Chauhar (Police Officer)

Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) - Murli Prasad Sharma aka Munna Bhai

Anthony Kaun Hai (2006) - Master Madan

Taxi Number 9211 (2006) - Narrator

Parineeta (2005) - Girish Babu

Dus (2005) - S Dheer

Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse (2005)

Shaadi No. 1 (2005) - Lukhwinder Singh (Lucky)

Shabd (2005) - Lead Role

Tango Charlie (2005) - Squadron Leader Vikram Rathore

Tathastu (2005)

Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005) - Yamaraj M.A.

Viruddh (2005) - (Special Appearance)

Zinda (2005) - Balajeet Roy

Deewaar (2004) - Khan

Musafir (2004) - Billa

Plan (2004) - Musa Bhai

Rakht (2004) - rahul

Rudraksh (2004) - Varun

Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) - Murli Prasad Sharma (Munna bhai)

Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003) - Sitara

LOC Kargil (2003) - Lt. Col. Y.K. Joshi (commanding officer)

Kaante (2002) - Jay Rehan 'Ajju'

Annarth (2002) - Iqbal Danger

Hathyar (2002) - Rohit Raghunath Shivalkar

Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002) - Munna Bhai

Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002) - Bhai-Jaan

Pitaah (2002) - Rudra

Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002) - Shera (special appearance) (uncredited)

Jodi No.1 (2001) - Jai

Mission Kashmir (2000) - SSP Inayat Khan

Baaghi (2000) - Raja

Chal Mere Bhai (2000) - Vicky Oberoi

Jung (2000) - Balli

Khauff (2000) - Anthony/Vicky/Babu

Kurukshetra (2000) - A.C.P Prithviraj Singh

Nidaan (2000) - Himself

Raju Chacha (2000) - Gafoor

Daag (1999) - Captain Karan Singh

Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) - Sonu

Kartoos (1999) - Raja/Jeet Balraj

Khoobsurat (1999) - Sanju (Sanjay Shastri)

Safari (1999) - Captain Kishan

Vaastav: The Reality (1999) - Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar

Achanak (1998) - Himself

Dushman (1998) - Major Suraj Singh Rathod

Daud (1997) - Nandu

Mahaanta (1997) - Sanjay 'Sanju' Malhotra

Sanam (1997) - Narendra Anand

Namak (1996)

Vijeta (1996) - Ashok

Andolan (1995) - Adarsh

Jai Vikraanta (1995) - Vikranta

Aatish (1994) - Baba

Amaanat (1994) - Vijay

Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se (1994) - Rajoo

Zamane Se Kya Darna (1994)

Gumrah (1993) - Jagan Nath (Jaggu)

Khalnayak (1993) - Balaram Prasad "Ballu"

Kshatriya (1993) - Vikram Singh (Mirtagarh)

Meri Aan (1993)

Sahibaan (1993) - Prince Vijay Pal Singh

Adharm (1992) - Vicky Verma

Jeena Marna Tere Sang (1992)

Sahebzaade (1992) - Raja

Sarphira (1992) - Suresh Sinha

Yalgaar (1992) - Vishal Singhal

Do Matwale (1991) - Ajay

Fateh (1991) - Karan

Khoon Ka Karz (1991) - Arjun/Commissioner Yamraj

Qurbani Rang Layegi (1991) - Raj Kishen

Saajan (1991) - Aman Verma/Sagar

Sadak (1991) - Ravi

Yodha (1991) - Suraj Singh

Jeene Do (1990) - Karamveer

Khatarnaak (1990) - Suraj 'Sunny'

Krodh (1990) - Vijay (Munna)

Tejaa (1990) - Tejaa/Sanjay

Thanedaar (1990) - Brijesh Chandar (Birju)

Zahreelay (1990) - Raaka

Do Qaidi (1989) - Manu

Hathyar (1989) - Avinash

Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1989) - Bhola

Ilaaka (1989) - Inspector Suraj Verma

Kanoon Apna Apna (1989) - Ravi

Mohabbat Ka Paigham (1989)

Taaqatwar (1989) - Inspector Sharma

Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1988) - Govinda

Kabzaa (1988) - Ravi Varma

Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988) - Raja

Mardon Wali Baat (1988) - Tinku

Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988) - Hisham

Imandar (1987)

Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987)

Naam O Nishan (1987) - Inspector. Suraj Singh

Jeeva (1986) - Jeeva/Jeevan Thakur

Mera Haque (1986) - Prince Amar Singh

Naam (1986) - Vicky Kapoor

Jaan Ki Baazi (1985)

Do Dilon Ki Dastaan (1985) - Vijay

Mera Faisla (1984) - Raj Saxena

Zameen Aasmaan (1984)

Bekaraar (1983) - Shyam

Main Awara Hoon (1983) - Sanjeev 'Sanju' Kumar

Johnny I Love You (1982) - Raju S. Singh/Johny

Vidhaata (1982) - Kunal Singh

Rocky (1981) - Rakesh/Rocky

Reshma Aur Shera (1971) - Qawalli singer

Filmography as producer

Alibaug (2008) - producer

Woodstock Villa (2008) - producer

Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) - producer

Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) - producer

Zinda (2005) - producer

Raju Chacha (2000) - other crew

Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) - other crew