Sanjay Balraj Dutt alias Sanjay Dutt was born on 29th July, 1959. He was born to one of Bollywood\'s most well-known star couples,
Nargis Dutt and
Sunil Dutt. He has two sisters, Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt. Namrata, married actor
Kumar Gaurav, the son of yesteryears Bollywood star
Rajendra Kumar. He was educated at the Lawrence School Sanawar. 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. Nargis Dutt died a few weeks before his first film,
Rocky, was to be released. He 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. Due to his personal problems he was not able to continue in films. He resurrected his cinema career with movies like
Sadak and
Saajan. His breakthrough role came in
Subhash Ghai\'s Khalnayak, which became a huge hit and gave his career a boost. His convincing portrayal of the villainous role in the film gave his career a much needed boost and a filmfare nomination for best actor. Khalnayak went on to become a huge hit also partly because of the use of a popular song in the film “
Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai…”.
He acted in several successful films in the 1980s, including
Vidhaata,
Naam, and
Hathyar. He was arrested on 19th April 1993 (about a month after the Mumbai blasts) and spent more than 18 months in Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, before being released on bail. During this time, he received considerable support from the Indian Film Industry, as well as his fans. Once he was released from jail, he got married to Rhea Pillai. He won himself a fan following with a variety of roles, including gangster and comic roles. He was noted for his performances in several films including
Vaastav ,
Mission Kashmir,
Munnabhai M.B.B.S. Sanjay Dutt and Rhea Pillai divorced in 2005, after spending the last few years of their marriage apart. He 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 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. He has figured in all editions of the India Today - Top 10 List of the most influential Bollywood personalities. His fans fondly call him
Sanju Baba. He is married to Manyata, his third wife, who he married on February 10th 2008 in Mumbai. He set up a production company with director
Sanjay Gupta called
White Feather Films, produced several films, including
Kaante,
Musafir,
Zinda, and
Shootout at Lokhandwala.
Awards and Honors:
- Best Actor Award - Vaastav: The Reality - 2000.
- Best Comedian Award - Munnabhai M.B.B.S - 2004.
- Critics AwardFemale - Kaante - 2003.
- Most Sensational Actress Award - Munnabhai M.B.B.S. - 2004.
- Best Actor Award - Vaastav: The Reality - 2000.
- Star of the Year Award Munnabhai M.B.B.S. - 2004.
- Star of the Year Award Lage Raho Munna Bhai - 2007.
- Best Actor Award Munnabhai M.B.B.S. - 2004.
- Best Supporting Actor Award Mission Kashmir - 2001.
- Award for Artistic Excellence, Actor in a leading role Vaastav: The Reality - 2000.
- Critics Choice Awards - Best Actor (Male) Lage Raho Munna Bhai - 2006.
- Zee Premiere Choice- Male Award Mission Kashmir - 2001.
- Zee Premiere Choice- Male Award Mission Kashmir - 2001.
- Best Actor (Male) Critics Awards Lage Raho Munna Bhai - 2007.
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