Happy Birthday, Sanjay Dutt. Bole Toh, Rocking @59
Actor Sanjay Dutt, who turns 59 today, has pulled up his socks and is determined to prove his mettle in Bollywood.br>
As Sanjay Dutt turns a year older, here's a look at his journey so far.
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Actor Sanjay Dutt, who turns 59 today, has pulled up his socks and is determined to prove his mettle in Bollywood. The actor was recently seen in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 but he's featured in headlines more for the biopic made on him by Rajkumar Hirani.
As Sanjay Dutt turns a year older, here's a look at his journey so far.
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In the fateful 1993, Sanjay Dutt was arrested for illegal possession of arms and spent 18 months in jail. Three weeks after his arrest, his film Khalnayak released, co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Shroff. It went on to become a super hit and established Sanjay amongst the top-rung of Bollywood actors. It also earned him his second Filmfare nomination.
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After leaving jail, Sanjay Dutt made his Bollywood comeback in 1999 with films like Khubsoorat, Daag: The Fire, Haseena Maan Jayegi and the award-winning Vaastav. He was now in his Forties. In Vastaav Sanjay played a gangster and won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
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The film that redefined the Mr Dutt's career graph was Rajkumar Hirani's 2003 blockbuster comedy Munna Bhai MBBS, followed by the 2006 sequel Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Munna and Circuit are the most remembered onscreen friends since Jai and Veeru from Sholay.
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In 2012, the new Agneepath broke the record of the highest opening day collections. Sanjay Dutt received rave reviews for his performance as the villainous Kancha Cheena in the film. This was followed by Ram Gopal Verma's Department in which he played Inspector Mahadev Bhosle, the leader of an encounter squad. In the film, Sanjay also featured in a remake of hit song Thodi Si Jo Pi Li Hai, from Big B's film Namak Halaal.
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Sanjay Dutt's personal life has been as chequered as his professional one. After a quick courtship, young Sanjay married starlet Richa Sharma in 1987. In 1988, Richa was diagnosed with cancer and she left for the US for treatment. Richa died in 1996. The couple have a daughter, Trishala. In 1998, Sanjay married model Rhea Pillai. However, his second marriage proved to be unsuccessful and the couple were divorced in 2005.
Sanjay Dutt with his daughter Trishala. (Image courtesy Instagram)