Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt is a famous Indian film actor, social activist and politician. His real name is Balraj Dutt. During his lifetime, he performed different duties perfectly and at the same time also worked for the welfare of the general public. Due to his extraordinary contribution to the society, he won various awards and titles, and his fans today remember him not only as an actor of Hindi Cinema but also as a great personality of India. Check out Sunil Dutt’s wiki, age, family, wife, cause of death, biography, facts & more.
Biography/Wiki
Sunil Dutt was born on June 6, 1928 in a village of Khurd in Jhelum, Punjab (now in Pakistan). When he was five years old, his father Diwan Raghunath Dutt died. At the age of 18, he witnessed Hindu-Muslim riots after the partition of India. His father’s friend Yakub saved Sunil’s entire family including his mother Kulwantidevi Dutt, brother Som Dutt, and a sister Raj Rani Bali from this riot, and they settled in the small village of Mandauli, Yamuna Nagar in Punjab (Now in Haryana).
Sunil Dutt
Later, he along with his mother moved to Lucknow and lived in Aminabad Galli. After a short period, they moved to Mumbai, where he joined Jai Hind College and completed his studies in 1954. For a while, Sunil also did work in the ‘Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport’ (BEST) division.
Sunil Dutt
Later, he decided to make a career in Indian Cinema and worked in many super hit films. Throughout the 1950s to 1960s, he was one of Bollywood’s best actors.
Sunil won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the film- ‘Mujhe Jeene Do’ in 1963 and for ‘Khandan’ in 1965. In 1964, he won the National Film Award for the film ‘Yaadein.’ In 1967, he won the BFJA award for Best Actor for the film ‘Milan.’
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Sunil Dutt Holds Filmfare Awards With Actor Nutan
In 1968, he received the ‘Padma Shri’ from the Government of India. In 1995, he won the ‘Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his valuable contribution to the Indian film industry. In 1998, he received the ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award’ from the Government of India.
Sunil Dutt and Meena Kumari Receive Filmfare Best Actor Award In 1965 From Hollywood Actor Tony Randall
He was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award three more times; first by Star Screen in 1997, second by Anandalok Award in 2000, and third by Zee Cine Award in 2001.
In 2005, he was awarded the ‘Phalke Ratna Award’ by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy. IIFS, London also honored him with the ‘Indian Glory Award.’
On 25 May 2005, at the age of 76, he died of a heart attack at his home in Bandra Mumbai and was cremated with full state honors at the Santacruz Crematorium in Mumbai.
Family, Caste & Wife
Sunil Dutt belongs to a Punjabi family from Jhelum district in Pakistan. His father Diwan Raghunath Dutt died when he was just five years old. He, his brother Som Dutt, and sister Raj Rani Bali were raised by their mother Kulwantidevi Dutt in India after moving from Pakistan.
Sunil Dutt And Nargis
Sunil Dutt With Wife Nargis And Son- Sanjay Dutt, Daughter- Priya Dutt And Namrata Dutt
Sunil fell in love with actress Nargis during the making of the film ‘Mother India.’ It is believed that Sunil saved Nargis from the fire that broke out on the sets of the film ‘Mother India.’ Nargis gets attracted to Sunil after this incident. After a successful one-year affair, they married on 11 March 1958. In time, Nargis gave birth to a son Sanjay Dutt, who is now a successful Bollywood actor and two daughters Priya Dutt, a former Member of Parliament and Namrata Dutt who is married to Kumar Gaurav, son of Hindi film actor Rajendra Kumar.
Career
After working in ‘BEST,’ Sunil joined South Asia’s oldest radio station ‘Radio Ceylon’ and earned a good reputation. Then, in 1955, he entered the Indian film industry with the film ‘Railway Platform.’
Sunil Dutt’s Debut Film ‘Railway Platform'(1955)
In 1957, he came into limelight with the film ‘Mother India’ in which he appeared as the hot-tempered son of Nargis. In the 1950s, Sunil remained the superstar of Indian Cinema for many years and gave several super hit films like ‘Sadhna’ (1958), ‘Sujata’ (1959), ‘Mujhe Jeene Do’ (1963), ‘Khandan’ ( 1965). ), ‘Padosan’ (1967), ‘Gumraah’ (1963), ‘Waqt’ (1965), ‘Hamraaz’ (1967) and many more.
In 1964, he directed and produced the film ‘Yaadein’ in which he and Nargis were the only stars. Later, he directed films like ‘Man Ka Meet,’ starring his brother Som Dutt in 1968, and ‘Reshma Aur Shera’ in 1971. However, these films could prove successful at the box office.
Sunil Dutt Directed and Produced the Film ‘Yadein’ (1964)
During the 1970s, his films ‘Heera’ (1973), ‘Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye’ (1974), ‘Nagin’ (1976) and ‘Jaani Dushman’ (1979) proved blockbusters at the cinema and established him as a successful actor. . in the Indian film industry.
He also performed in several Punjabi religious films such as ‘Man Jeete Jag Jeet’ (1973), ‘Dhukh Bhanjan Tera Naam’ (1974) and ‘Sat Sri Akal’ (1977).
Sunil Dutt’s Punjabi Movie ‘Man Jeete Jag Jeet-1973
His wife Nargis wanted to see his son Sanjay on the silver screen, but unfortunately, due to pancreatic cancer, he died on May 2, 1981, just 5 days before the release of Sanjay’s first film ‘Rocky.’ In his memory, Sunil established the ‘Nargis Dutt Foundation’ for the cure of cancer patients. He also sponsors the ‘India Project’ which helps treat children with facial deformities.
Sunil Dutt Launches ‘Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation’
In 1982, the Maharashtra government appointed him as the ‘Sheriff of Mumbai’ for one year. Later, in 1984 he became a member of the ‘Indian National Congress’ party and was elected to the Indian Parliament for 5 terms from the North West Mumbai constituency.
Sunil Dutt
After working in the films ‘Parampara’ (1992) and ‘Kshatriya’ (1993), he decided to retire from the film industry to devote his full attention to politics. From 2004 to 2005, he remained the minister of ‘Youth Affairs and Sports’ of India.
‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ (2003) was his last film before his death. In this movie; she appeared with her son Sanjay Dutt.
Sunil Dutt With His Son Sanjay Dutt In The Movie ‘Munna Bhai-MBBS’ (2003)
Facts
- Sunil’s favorite writer is Aghajani Kashmeri who is also his best friend.
- His hobbies are doing philanthropy and listening to music.
- He likes to eat Dum Chicken.
- Sunil is a fan of actress Nargis.
Sunil Dutt With His Wife Nargis
- In 1988, he walked from Nagasaki to Hiroshima (Japan) to plead for global demilitarization.
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