Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutth

Sanjay Dutth <>{Born 29, July 1959}<> is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in.Dutth  was briefly associated with politics and is also infamous for felonies committed during 1993 Mumbai blasts. he, son of film actors  and , made his acting debut in 1981. Since then he has acted in some of the most popular Hindi language films. Although  he has enjoyed major success in movie genres ranging from romance to comedy, it has been the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in films that have won he unprecedented adulation, with fans and Indian film critics alike referring to him as the "Deadly Dutt," for his larger-than-life portrayals of such characters, due to terrorist interactions, and illegal possession of a 9mm pistol and an AK-56 assault rifle. After spending 18 months in jail, Sanjay Dutth was granted bail in April 1995. In July 2007 he was sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment. Th, in a judgement on 21 March 2013, convicted he of illegal possession of arms relating to the  case and sentenced him to five years imprisonment.

-:Personal life:-

Sanjay Dutth

Sanjay Dutt with wife Manyata Dutt in 2011

Dutt was born in Punjabi Brahmin Family on 29 July 1959 to Bollywood actors  and  and was educated at  near . Sanjay  His mother died in May 1981, three days before his debut film's premiere. Dutth is well known for several altercations with the law, along with many other controversies throughout his life, as well as drug addiction in his early years.Sanjay  spent 5 months in prison in late 1982 after being caught in possession of illegal substanc, the majority of which was spent in a Texas rehab clinic before returning to India and resuming his career.
he married actress  in 1987. Sharma died of brain tumour in 1996. The couple have a daughter, Trishala, born in 1988, who lives in the United States with her grandparents. he's second marriage was to model  in 1998.They divorced in 2005. he married Manyata (born Dilnawaz Sheikh) in 2008 in a private ceremony in , after two years of dating On 21 October 2010, he became a father to twins, a boy named Shahraan and a girl named Iqra.

                                <>Film career<>

 

                                            -:1972–1993:-

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As a child actor, he appeared in the 1972 film , which starred his father; he appears briefly as a qawali singer. Dutt made his  movie debut with  in 1981. Dutth went on to star in , the highest grossing Hindi film of 1982. In 1985   shot for his first film in three years, Jaan Ki Baazi. Dutt appeared in successful films such as  (1983),  (1986),  (1986), Imaandaar,  (1987),  (1988),  (1989),  (1989), , and Taaqatwar (1989).
The 1986 film  was he's first major critical success, earning praise for his sensitive portrayal of lead character Vicky Kapoor.  Sanjay also received critical acclaim for his performances in 's  and 's 1989 Hathyar. In the late 80s he was seen in a number of films alongside actors like ,  and .
His successes continued in the early 1990s, with films that include  and . He went on to star in some of the most era-defining Indian films of the 1990s such as ,  (for which he was nominated for the ) and , for which he earned his second Filmfare Best Actor Award nomination. Three weeks before its release, however, in April 1993, he was arrested, charged with involvement in the .

-:1999–2013:-

Sanjay Dutth

1999 was seen as Dutt's comeback year as he started the year off by starring in the Mahesh Bhatt directed hit  along with ,   and the award winning , for which he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. His role in 2000's  won him critical acclaim and a number of awards and nominations, as did his subsequent performance in . As the decade went on, Sanjay continued to play important roles in popular and critical successes such as  (2001),  (2002),  (2002) and the National Award-winning blockbuster  (2003), which garnered him several awards. Later successes came with  (2004),  (2004),  (2005) and Dus (2005). Dutth won critical acclaim for his performances in  (2005) and  (2006).
The blockbuster sequel  released in late 2006. Sanjay received a number of awards for his performance in the film along with an award from the Prime Minister  for his work in the Munna bhai series. In the same year news channel NDTV named him Indian of the Year. Although he was going through a successful time professionally and receiving great acclaim for his performance in  this coincided with the start of the Mumbai bombing's trial. The nation became transfixed with Dutt's court ongoings which saw him found not guilty of terrorism related acts but jailed on two occasions between 2006–2007 for short periods, as he was found guilty 'under the possession of arms act'.Sanjaywas granted bail enabling him to star in successes like  (2007) and  (2007). In January 2008, Indian film institute Filmfare listed 12 movies featuring Dutt in its top 100 grossing movies of all time list. Dutth also continued working as an actor although on police bail terms.
During recent years he has managed to remain one of India's most bankable movie stars but has been seen in a mixed bag of films, some have been criticised and described as "painfully bad" and "scriptless" by critics such as  (2008),  (2008),  (2010) and Rascals (2011), whilst in others he has been applauded and appreciated for his performances. These include  (2009),  (2011),  (2012) which earned him major critical acclaim again and most recently  opposite , which was a big success.

                           <>Other activities<>

 

                                         -:Bigg Boss 5:-

Sanjay Dutth

 

Sanjay Dutt co-hosted the fifth session of the Indian reality show  along with . The show aired on Colors television from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012. Later Dutt told, it was  who persuaded him to co-host the show.
Sanjay Dutt and entrepreneur IPL cricket team owner  together launched India's first professionally organized  league  the on 16 January 2012.

                    <>Illegal possession of arms<>

 

-:1993–2006:-

Sanjay Dutth

Mumbai suffered a . he was among several people associated with Bollywood who were accused of involvement and in April 1993 he was arrested under the provisions of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). he was granted bail by the  in October 1995 but was re-arrested in December 1995.Sanjay   was again released on bail in April 1997.
The case came to court in 2006 and he , who had also been implicated in relation to the Mumbai blasts. It was claimed that the weapons formed a part of a large consignment of arms connected to the terrorists. The period between 2006–2007 saw he spend seven months in  and Pune prison on three occasions for the offences.

                                             -:2007–2009:-

Sanjay Dutth

Abdul Qayyum Abdul Karim Shaikh, who was thought to be a close aide of the terrorists' ringleader, , was arrested.he had given Qayuum's name, saying that in September 1992 he had bought a  from Qayuum in .
On 31 July 2007, the TADA court sentenced he to six years'  for illegal possession of weapons and cleared him of charges relating to the Mumbai blasts. According to , "The actor claimed he feared for his life after the notorious , which were allegedly staged by Mumbai's Muslim-dominated mafia in retaliation for deadly Hindu-Muslim clashes a few months earlier. But the judge rejected this defence and also refused bail." he was returned to jail at Arthur Road and soon after moved to the  in .
he appealed against the sentence and was granted interim bail on 20 August 2007 until such time as the TADA court provided him with a copy of its judgement On 22 October 2007 he was back in jail but again applied for bail. On 27 November 2007, Dutt was granted bail by the Supreme Court. On 21 March 2013 the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the TADA court but shortened the sentence to five years' imprisonment.
Dutt has said that "I am not a politician but I belong to a political family." Dutth was persuaded by a close friend to contest the 2009  as a candidate for the  but withdrew when the court refused to suspend his conviction.Sanjay  was then appointed General Secretary of the party, leaving that post in December 2010.

-:Re-imprisonment:-

Sanjay Dutth

In March 2013, the Supreme Court upheld he's five-year sentence, 18 months of which he already spent in jail during the trial.Sanjay Dutth was given four weeks to surrender to the authorities, the court having refused to release him on probation due to the severity of the offence.
With analysts believing that his imprisonment would have a significant impact on the fortunes of Bollywood, people from that movie business made statements of support following the ruling and some said that they would be making appeals for him to be pardoned. On 10 May, the Supreme Court rejected he's  for the reconsideration of his . , the Supreme Court rejected appeals filed by two film producers who were seeking more time for the actor to surrender so that he could complete two of his under-production films. On 14 May, Dutt withdrew the mercy plea and surrendered to the Mumbai Police on 16 May 2013. Just before the surrender the Mumbai jail authority got an anonymous letter threatening he's life. he filed an appeal to allow him to surrender before Yerwada jail. Later, Dutt withdrew this request too.he subsequently surrendered in court as ordered and is currently in prison serving his sentence.