Guide Note

Sanjay Dutt is a Bollywood actor. His first role, at the age of 12, was in the 1971 film Reshma Aur Shera. Dutt also appeared in Rocky, released in 1981.

Fast Facts

1. Birth Date: July 29, 1959
2. Parents: Sunil and Nargis Dutt
3. Spouse: Manyata Dutt (2008)
4. Ex-Spouses: Rhea Pillai and Richa Sharma
5. Had one daughter with Sharma
6. Has two sisters, Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt
7. Was a drug addict¹
8. Often works with Sanjay Gupta²
9. Filmfare Awards: 2 Wins
10. Arrested in 1993 for firearms possession

1. January 16, 1993: Abu Salem gave Dutt three AK-56 rifles, 25 hand grenades, one 9 mm pistol and cartridges
2. April 19, 1993: Arrested
3. 1994: Released
4. November 28, 2006: Sonu bhai convicted
5. January 2007: Intervener's Application, filed by Abhimanyu Altekar, opposed Dutt's release
6. July 31, 2007: Sentenced to six years in prison
7. August 2, 2007: Moved from Arthur Road jail in Mumbai to the Yerwada Jail in Pune
8. August 7, 2007: Petition filed challenging Dutt's conviction
9. August 10, 2007: Petition accepted
10. August 20, 2007: Hearing held; Granted interim bail
11. October 25, 2007: Sought regular bail
12. November 27, 2007: Bail granted

• Vidhaata (1982)
• Naam (1986)
• Hathyar (1989)
• Sadak (1991)
• Saajan (1991)
• Khalnayak (1993)
• Kshatriya (1993)
• Namak (1996)
• Vijeta (1996)
• Safari (1999)
• Jung (2000)
• Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002)
• Rakht: What If You Can See the Future (2004)
• Dus (2005)
• Dus Kahaniyan (2007)