Full Name | Sanjay Balraj Dutt |
Date of Birth | 29 July 1959 |
Place of Birth | Bombay, Bombay State, India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra) |
Other Names | SanjuBaba |
Education | The Lawrence School, Sanawar |
Occupation | Actor |
Years Active | 1981–present |
Spouses | – Richa Sharma (m. 1987; died 1996) – Rhea Pillai (m. 1998; div. 2008) – Manyata Dutt (m. 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Net Worth | Rs 300 crore |
Parents | – Father: Sunil Dutt (actor-politician) – Mother: Nargis Dutt (actress) |
Family | Part of the Dutt family; has two sisters, Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt |
Awards | Has won several accolades; acted in over 135 films |
Notable Films | – Rocky (1981) – Naam (1986) – Khalnayak (1993) – Vaastav: The Reality (1999) – Munna Bhai series (2003–2006) – PK (2014) – K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) – Leo (2023) |
Legal Issues | Arrested under TADA and the Arms Act in April 1993; convicted for violation of Arms Act for possession of illegal weapons procured from other accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings; sentenced to five years in prison; granted bail multiple times |
Media Coverage | Receives considerable media coverage in India; a biopic based on his life titled “Sanju” was released in 2018 |
Early Life | Born to noted Hindi cinema actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt; ancestry includes Punjabi Hindu Mohyal Brahmin father and Muslim mother of Punjabi descent; made acting debut at an early age in his father’s film “Reshma Aur Shera” (1971) |