Happy Birthday Sanjay Dutt: Ready For a Dhamaal Return@57
Actor Sanjay Dutt will spend his 57th birthday with his family this year as he has returned home after completing his jail term in Pune's Yerwada Jail, in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case
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Actor Sanjay Dutt will spend his 57th birthday with his family this year as he has returned home after completing his jail term in Pune's Yerwada Jail, in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
The actor walked free in February this year and has been showered with film offers ever since.
Here's a look at Sanjay Dutt's journey as he turns a year older. -
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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Jail free, 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 Deadly Sanjay's career 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.
Sanjay Dutt's comic timing was also been widely appreciated and the actor was seen in more comedies like Dhamaal (2007), All The Best (2009), No Problem (2010) and Rascals (2011). -
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.