Sanjay Dutt (full name Sanjay Balraj Dutt) is a famous Bollywood actor who appears in films in Hindi. Sanjay is the son of Indian film stars Nargis and Sunil Dutta. Winner of several prestigious Indian Film Awards.
The main role in the film "Rocky" ("Rocky"), where the actor played a boy named Rocky, who happened to be, by the will of fate, in a foster family, brought the artist fame and fame.
The creative biography of Dutt today has more than one hundred and seventy roles in television and film projects. The Bollywood film star continues to work actively in new projects. In the next two years, he will appear on screen in at least five films.
Biography facts
The boy was born in India, in the summer of 1959. Born into a family of famous actors, Sanjay was immersed in the atmosphere of creativity from early childhood, and his future fate was a foregone conclusion.
The parents chose the name of the first-born child with the help of their fans. Nargis is the boy's mother, at that time she starred in the film "Sanjay" and fans of the actress advised to name the child after the name of the main character of the picture. So the boy got the name Sanjay.
Sanjay is the eldest son in the family. He has two sisters: Priya and Namrat. From birth, all children were surrounded by constant attention, care and love from their parents and close relatives.
Sanjay followed in the footsteps of his famous parents and embarked on an acting career. Priya later took up politics. Namrata married actor Kumar Gaurava, but did not become an actress herself, devoting herself to family and raising children.
Film career
For the first time in a movie, Sanjay tried to act at the age of eleven. The debut was a cameo role in the film, where his father played.
The young actor got the main role in the film "Rocky", again thanks to his father, who acted as the director of the picture. The film stars the stars of Indian cinema: Rina Roy, Tina Munim, Ranjit. Sanjay perfectly joined the cast and immediately became famous after the release of the film. From that moment on, Dutt's acting career began to skyrocket.
New films with Dutt's participation began to appear on screens every year. Huge success brought him a role in the film "Name", where he played along with the husband of his younger sister Kumar Gaurava.
Due to his colorful appearance, the actor often played the role of negative characters. He even earned the nickname "Deadly Dutt".
In the early 1990s, the actor had serious problems with the law. He was accused of possession of weapons acquired from a person related to a terrorist organization. A lengthy trial found him guilty in 2005 and Sanjay received a prison sentence. During the trial period, the actor was allowed to continue acting in films and was released on bail several times.
In 2013, the case was reviewed by the court again, the term of imprisonment was reduced. Dutt was finally released in 2016, and a year later he reappeared on the screens in the new film "Bhumi".
For a while, Sanjay tried to build a political career, following the example of his father, who became a well-known politician in India after he stopped working in films. True, neither the father nor the son had such a career.
His father resigned due to political intrigue, and Sanjay, having been the general secretary of the Socialist Party for a year, was completely disillusioned with politics and returned to creativity.
Personal life
The actor was married three times.
The first wife was Riche Sharma. They lived together for ten years, until Riche passed away from cancer. A daughter was born in the marriage, but Sharma's parents received custody of her after the death of her mother.
The second wife in 1998 was the model Ray Pillai. Their marriage lasted about seven years. The couple divorced in 2005.
Dutt married for the third time in 2008. Dilnavaz Sheikh (creative pseudonym Manyata) became his wife. In 2010, the couple had twins: son Shahran and daughter Ikra.
