Sunil Dutt Birth Anniversary: There have been many actors in Hindi cinema who achieved success after a lot of struggle. But there was also an actor who kept struggling in his personal life even after becoming successful. Sometimes his wifeâs illness and sometimes his sonâs bad company, but that actor never gave up. The name of the person we are talking about is Sunil Dutt who is not among us today but will still remain alive in the hearts of people through his films.
Born in an ordinary family, Sunil Dutt worked as a bus conductor, radio jockey and then became one of the successful actors of Hindi cinema. Sunil Dutt married his favorite actress but they parted ways after a few years. Let us tell you some unheard things about Sunil Dutt on his 84th birth anniversary.
Sunil Duttâs family background
Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929 in Jhelum, Punjab, British India (now Punjab in Pakistan). Sunil Dutt belonged to a Punjabi Brahmin Hindu family. His father Raghunath Dutt was a Diwan who also owned many lands. His father died when Sunil was 5 years old.
When Sunil was 18 years old, the time of independence came and Hindu Muslim riots started. Then Sunil Duttâs mother along with the whole family came to Yamunanagar district of East Punjab which is now in Haryana. Sunil Dutt lived in Lucknow for some time and studied here for a few years.
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Sunil Dutt took admission in Jai Hind College in Mumbai. Along with this, he also worked as a checking clerk in the bus depot of Mumbai. After graduating from college, he worked in Radio Ceylon. During this time Sunil Dutt used to make many programs and during that time he also interviewed Nargis.
Sunil Dutt got his first break in the 1955 film Railway Platform. After seeing him in this film, Mehboob Khan offered Sunil a role in the film Mother India. After marrying Nargis in 1958, Sunil Duttâs luck changed and he did many superhit films like âMilanâ, âHumraazâ, âWaqtâ, âPadosanâ, âNaginâ, âJaani Dushmanâ, âMera Saayaâ, âGumrahâ. Sunil Dutt also worked in the film industry as a director, producer and writer.
love story of sunil dutt and nargis
When Sunil Dutt used to work in radio, one day he got a chance to interview the superstar of that era, Nargis. Sunil Dutt was already a big fan of Nargis and loved her too but at that time everyone knew that Nargis had Raj Kapoor in her heart so Sunil Dutt never spoke his heart out. When Sunil Dutt became an actor, he got a chance to work in Nargisâs film but he was selected for the role of Nargisâ son.
In a scene of the film Mother India, it is shown that a fire has broken out in the village. When the fire was lit, the fire took a monstrous form and there was chaos on the set. The fire spread around Nargis and she was badly trapped, then Sunil, without thinking, jumped into the fire and saved Nargis. During that time, Sunil Dutt was badly injured and Nargis also went to meet him in the hospital. According to media reports, Sunil Dutt had proposed to Nargis for marriage at that time.
It is said that Nargis and Raj Kapoorâs relationship had broken down and Nargis needed support. Later she said yes to Sunil Dutt and the two got married in the year 1958. After about one and a half years, Sunil and Nargis had their first child Sanjay Dutt and after that they had two more children who are Priya and Namrata Dutt.
Sunil Duttâs struggle for Sanju Baba
If you have seen the film Sanju (2018) then you must know what happened in Sanjay Duttâs life. Still, let us tell you, Sanjay was his motherâs favourite but Sunil used to keep him a little strict. When Sanjay returned from boarding school after completing his studies, Sunil decided to make the film Rocky for him. Sanjay loved to party all night and hang out with friends.
When Nargis died of some disease in 1981, Sanju was shocked and he started consuming drugs. After this, Sanju also got caught in the 1993 Bombay bomb blast. Sunil Dutt fought with the government and law for Sanjay Dutt from 1993 to 2002. Sunil Dutt lost his love after almost 23 years of marriage, after that he spent many years in bringing his son on the right path, while the struggle continued even when his son was in jail. However, things got better with time but that became his end time.
Sunil Dutt passed away
Sunil Dutt breathed his last on 25 May 2005 at the age of 75. Sunil Duttâs last film was Munnabhai MBBS (2003) in which he played the role of Sanjay Duttâs father. Sunil Dutt was associated with the Congress government and also became an MP. Sunil Dutt did many films in his career, many of which became memorable.