Sanjay Dutt : Mr Munna Bhai

Sanjay Dutt, the son of the veteran actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis is one of the most successful and loved actors of the Indian film industry. Sanjay made his first appearance in film at the age of 12 as ‘qawali’ singer in his father’s film ‘Reshma Aur Shera’. He was born on 29th July in 1959 and started acting in the 1980s. Sanjay Dutt’s first release was ‘Rocky’ in the year 1981 which was directed by his father Sunil Dutt and was paired opposite Tina Munim. He is one actor of Bollywood who has gone through lots of ups and downs in his personal and professional life. Nevertheless Sanjay Dutt has given his best performance in some of the most noted films of all times.

The films where his performance was the best are ‘Vaastav: The Reality’ which came in 1999, ‘Munnabhai M.B.B.S’ , ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’, ‘Shootout At Lokahndwala’, ‘Parineeta’ and many more. Sanjay Dutt has appeared in more than fifty films and he has done both action films and comedy films. The film ‘Munnabhai M.B.B.S. which was directed by Rajkumar Hirani took Sanjay’s acting to new heights. The film dealt about a gangster played by Sanjay who is set out to fulfill his father’s dream of becoming a doctor. The character of his father was played by his own father Sunil Dutt. The film was a huge hit and its sequel ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ which came in 2006 was also successful at the box office. This film revived Mahtma Gandhi who is long forgotten by his people. Lage raho Munna Bhai aka Sanjay Dutt.