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ACTOR

Sunil Dutt

Known for
Padosan (1968), Shaan (1980), Waqt (1965), Parampara (1993)

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Sunil Dutt is an actor best known for Padosan, Shaan and Waqt.

Sunil Dutt's Children and Parents: 11 Family Facts

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    Sunil Dutt was the father of Sanjay Dutt, the son-in-law of Jaddanbai and the brother-in-law of Anwar Hussain.

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    Sunil Dutt had three children: a son, the Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, and two daughters, Namrata and Priya. His daughter-in-law, Sanjay's first wife, died of cancer. His second daughter-in-law is Rhea Pillai, who divorced Sanjay in 2006.

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  3. #009

    Sunil Dutt's daughter Namrata is the wife of the actor Kumar Gaurav and the daughter-in-law of the actor Rajendra Kumar.

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  4. #012

    Although Sunil Dutt worked with his son Sanjay in ROCKY (1981), KSHATRIYA (1993) and MUNNA BHAI M. B. B. S. (2003), father and son appeared together in scenes only in the last of these. Ironically, it was also Sunil Dutt's last Bollywood film before his death in 2005.

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  5. #013

    Although Balasaheb Thackeray, the religious leader of the far-right Shiv Sena party, was responsible for securing bail for his son Sanjay in connection with the 1993 Mumbai bombings, Dutt remained critical of Thackeray and his political team for the rest of his life.

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  6. #014

    Sunil Dutt was the former father-in-law of Kailash and Mina Sharma (the parents of his daughter-in-law Richa Sharma).

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  7. #017

    Sunil Dutt's nephew is the actor Nimai Bali. Nimai is the son of Rani Bali, Sunil Dutt's younger sister.

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  8. #026

    Sunil Dutt donated all the proceeds of the film Dard Ka Rishta to cancer patients.

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  9. #027

    Before his death, Sunil Dutt spoke with his son Sanjay for four hours.

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  10. #029

    Sunil Dutt had a very deep relationship with his granddaughter Trishala, but he never made her or her photographs public. Trishala once revealed that her name was given by Sunil Dutt.

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  11. #031

    Sunil Dutt never allowed the media to control his private life. He also never became involved in any controversy concerning himself.

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