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Sanjay Dutt's 'Rocky' life
As Sanjay Dutt turns 55 today, we take a look at his Rocky life.
Updated on: Jul 29, 2014 4:41 PM IST
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As Sanjay Dutt turns 55 today, we take a look at his Rocky life.
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Sanjay Dutt, son of veteran actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis made his grand Bollywood debut with Rocky in 1981. Unfortunately, Sanjay lost his mother to cancer just three days befiore the film's release.
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Sanjay Dutt's drug abuse also made his first girlfriend Tina Munim drift away. According to reports, Sanjay Dutt was dating Tina at the time.
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Struggling through his personal turmoils, Sanjay Dutt continued to rock the silver screen with films like Sadak, Khalnayak, Naam and Vidhaata in the early 90s
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Vaastav The Reality brought Sanjay Dutt his first Filmfare Award in 1999. His performance in the film also earned rave critics' reviews for the actor.
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The Mumbai blasts case was re-opened in 2006 and once again Sanjay Dutt spent most of his time (exactly 7 months) in jail. Sanjay was sentenced to 6 years jail in July 2007 for illegal possession of arms. The verdict, however, was a relief to Dutt as the court acquitted him of the terrorist conspiracy charges.
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The remake of Sanjay Dutt's Munnabhai as Lage Raho Munnabhai earned him rave reviews again in 2007. This was the first Indian film to be shown at the UN.
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When Sanjay Dutt maried Manyata in 2008, his family were reportedly not happy with the union. His sister Priya Dutt and others in the family allegedly found Manyata the wrong person for Sanjay.
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Priya Dutt was upset with Sanjay Dutt when he joined the Samajwadi party in 2009. The Congress politican even said "For the first time since he died I am thankful he is no longer alive to see this ignominy."
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Sanjay Dutt soon made a comeback on public memory with his performance as Kancha Cheena in Karan Johar's Agneepath - a remake of Amitabh Bachchan's 1990 film. Sanjay won criticial acclaim for the movie.
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The Supreme Court sentenced Sanjay Dutt to five years' imprisonment on March 21 in connection with possession of illegal arms. He has been asked to surrender to the law within four weeks. (HT Photo
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Sanjay married model Rhea Pillai in 1998. The marriage went on well for some time until rumours about Sanjay having an affairs outside his marriage began pouring in. Rhea and Sanjay Dutt were divorced in 2005. (AFP)
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Dutt's marriage with Richa Sharma in 1987 lasted a few years before Richa died of brain tumour. His encounter with the law continued while he struggled to get the custody of his daughter Trishala. Sanjay lost the battle to Trishala's grandparents and Trishala was brought up with his in-laws in the US.
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Sanjay Dutt faced drug addiction in his early years. He is also said to have spent some time in a rehabilitation centre. He spent 5 months in prison in late 1982 after he was accused of possessing illegal drugs. Later, the actor also spent some time in a Texas rehab clinic in the United States.
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