Remembering Sunil Dutt

Known for his simplicity and humble nature, Sunil Dutt was always a people's person. The veteran actor was highly praised for his acting skills throughout his career. On his 83rd birth anniversary, we take you through his life journey.

Updated on: Jun 5, 2013 6:27 PM IST

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Known for his simplicity and humble nature, Sunil Dutt was always a people's person. The veteran actor was highly praised for his acting skills throughout his career. On his 83rd birth anniversary, we take you through his life journey.

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Sunil Dutt started out with radio and was hugely popular on the Hindi Service of Radio Ceylon, which was the oldest radio station in South Asia.

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Although Sunil Dutt's debut film was Railway Platform (1955), he shot to fame only with Mother India (1957).

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Dutt was one of the major stars of Hindi Cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful films like Sadhna (1958), Sujata (1959), Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), Khandaan (1965) and Padosan (1967).

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Sunil Dutt married actress Nargis on 11 March 1958, after he worked with her in Mother India.

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Dutt is remembered for his role in Yaadein, where he was the only actor in the cast. It also won him a National Award.

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The actor also received a Padma Shri award in 1968. In the early 1990s, he retired from Bollywood and moved to politics.

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Sunil Dutt was hounoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 for his contribution to the film industry.

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Sunil Dutt was last seen in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) alongside his son Sanjay Dutt. He died of a heart attack in his sleep. After his demise, Dutt was honoured with the Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy in 2005.