Sanjay Dutt Birthday Special: The saga of Sanjay Dutt continues

Sanjay Dutt is one of those very few people who have lived and died probably more than a lakh times. His life has not been the life that a common man could have lived and yet the world...

By Bollyy 29 Jul 2025 in Birthday Special Ali Peter John

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Sanjay Dutt is one of those very few people who have died more than a lakh times while being alive. His life has not been the life a common man could have lived and yet he has lived to tell the world about his unusual and almost uncontrolled life, from a turbulent childhood to a turbulent youth, to the unparalleled stardom that touched the skies in turbulent times and later being convicted as a criminal, in which his parents, Sunil Dutt and Nargis fought a war against the country for their son, and in this war they devoted their whole life by running to and fro courts and prisons but in the end Sanjay Dutt was convicted by the Supreme Court and sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment. He was spending his time in Pune's Yerwada jail like any other dangerous criminal and he was making paper bags to earn a few rupees as a jail employee and he saved the money he earned to buy gifts for his twin children so that when he would be released one day and he came out of the jail promising never to live that kind of life again.

As his family and thousands of his fans and admirers, who have been with him and stood by him, waited for him to get out of Yerwada jail on February 25 after it was decided to reduce his sentence by five years to life due to his good behaviour in prison, Sanjay Dutt was fondly known as Sanju Baba by everyone in the jail. Sanju was born as the eldest son of Sunil Dutt and Nargis, who got married under "turbulent" circumstances when Sunil Dutt, a rank newcomer who had worked in Mehboob Khan's "Mother India", jumped into the flames in which Nargis was trapped and took Nargis' life despite the risk to his life and career. Sanju was brought to life with all the love and care of his parents but they were so busy as actors that they did not even have enough time to see how their Sanju Baba was growing up. When they discovered that he was into all the wrong ways, they decided to send him to a boarding school, but being away from them only led him further into the company of other spoilt boys. He started taking drugs at a very young age and his parents came to know about his addiction only when he returned as a drug addict.

However, his condition did not deter him from his goal of being a star like his father, and his father took a keen interest in seeing him grow enough to be able to take on challenges as an actor. He was studying acting under the supervision of Professor Roshan Taneja, one of the best teachers of acting in India. He was launched by his parents with great fanfare at Mehboob Studios, where the entire industry greeted him and his parents, who had become a major source of inspiration for the industry. Sanjay Dutt started his career as a leading man in "Rocky", directed by his father and discovered by Dev Anand, with Tina Munim as his leading lady. He somehow managed to complete the film, but not before he experienced the pain of his mother suffering from cancer. This affected him so much that he started drinking and taking drugs heavily, which reflected in his performance as an actor and also caused him to lose many good offers.

He was signed by many filmmakers but that did not change his lifestyle. There came a time when the lethal combination of drugs and alcohol made him a wild and violent young man who did not even think twice while trying to attack his father. It was then when things got completely out of hand that his father decided to send him to a rehabilitation center in Germany from where he returned as a completely reformed young man and luckily for him the industry was waiting for him with open arms to welcome him. His new life as an actor began with a film called "Jaane Ki Baazi" and the title was like a sign of the times and things to come.

He was reaching a new height as a star with the release of his films especially “Gumrah” and “Khalnayak”. It seemed that the happy days were here again for him but not many knew how his mind was working at that time. In 1993 there were major riots and bomb blasts in Mumbai. He was shooting for “Gumrah” with Mahesh Bhatt in Seychelles when his father asked him to return to Mumbai as soon as possible. The Chief Minister of that time, Mr. Sharad Pawar who was a close friend of his father (Sunil Dutt) assured Dutt that he would only be put under some investigation but when he landed at the Mumbai airport he was immediately arrested, handcuffed and taken into police custody. That was the beginning of the storm in his life and his family’s life. From that day at the airport till now and till he is finally released after 23 years of living a life that has no life, it has been a journey of hell for Sanjay Dutt.

He was first married to Richa Sharma with whom he has a daughter Trishala who is now twenty four years old and lives in the US. Richa died of cancer at a young age. Sanjay had many other affairs of the heart, but the most well known was with Riya Pillai, which was at a time when he was in serious trouble and was an enemy of the country. He was in and out of jail and even did meaningful films like "Munnabhai MBBS", "Vaastu" and "Lage Raho Munnabhai". But the sword of Damocles kept hanging over his head and in spite of this he married Maanyata Dutt who not only took care of his family but even surprised his fans but he stood by the woman who he felt could bring peace to his life and they soon had twins but before Sanjay could enjoy married life, he was finally found guilty by the Supreme Court and this is the life he has been living for more than four years, just coming out once on parole or furlough during which he kept away from all the action in the industry and he spent time with his family.

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It is now almost certain that Sanjay Dutt is out as a free man, not only free from jail and all the controversies but also free to start life again, now dream of a new life and fulfill some of the ambitions he nurtured while he spent those lonely moments in jail and in the company of police men and other hardened criminals.

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