Sanjay Dutt

Born: 29 July 1959

Biography: Son of celebrated actors of yesteryear, Sunil Dutt and Nargis, Sanjay Dutt made his acting debut in 1981 with Rocky. Post Rocky, Sanjay Dutt acted in several successful films in the 1980s, including Vidhaata (1982), Naam (1986), and Hathyar (1989). Sanjay's personal life was exacerbated by drug problems, and worsened with the demise of his first wife Richa from cancer. 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. His breakthrough role came in Subhash Ghai's Khalnayak (1993), which became a huge hit and gave his career a boost. The release of Khalnayak (1993) happened to coincide with Sanjay Dutt's arrest in connection with the 1993 Bombay bombings. He was charged of illegal possession of bomb vests and ammunition. After his release, he appeared in three consecutive hits; Daag The Fire (1999), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) and Vaastav (1999), all of which brought him moderate success. His performance in Vaastav (1999) earned him the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at Filmfare Awards. Of his recent films the most memorable and big box office successes were from the Munnabhai series (Munnabhai MBBS, Lage Raho Munnabhai), Munnabhai being the good hearted gangster who gets into tricky situations and has his unique way of resolving them.

AKA & Alternative Spellings: Sanjay Dut