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{{short description|Indian film actor, producer, director and politician}} | {{short description|Indian film actor, producer, director and politician}} | ||
{{Other people}} | {{Other people}} | ||
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{{more citations needed|date=October 2015}} | {{more citations needed|date=October 2015}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| image = A still of the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Sunil Dutt in New Delhi on April 15, 2005.jpg | |||
| caption = Dutt at his [[New Delhi]] office in 2005 | | caption = Dutt at his [[New Delhi]] office in 2005 | ||
| office = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] | | office = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] | ||
| term_start = 22 May 2004 | | term_start = 22 May 2004 | ||
| predecessor = [[Vikram Verma]] | | predecessor = [[Vikram Verma]] | ||
| successor = [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]] | | successor = [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]] | ||
| term_end = 25 May 2005 | | term_end = 25 May 2005 | ||
| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]] | | primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
| constituency = | | constituency = | ||
|office1=[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | | office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | ||
| constituency1= [[Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North West]] | | constituency1 = [[Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North West]] | ||
|constituency2=Mumbai North West | | constituency2 = Mumbai North West | ||
| term_start1 = 1984 | | term_start1 = 1984 | ||
| term_end1 = 1996 | | term_end1 = 1996 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Ram Jethmalani]] | | predecessor1 = [[Ram Jethmalani]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Madhukar Sarpotdar]] | | successor1 = [[Madhukar Sarpotdar]] | ||
| term_start2 = 1999 | | term_start2 = 1999 | ||
| term_end2 = 2005 | | term_end2 = 2005 | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Madhukar Sarpotdar]] | | predecessor2 = [[Madhukar Sarpotdar]] | ||
| successor2 = [[Priya Dutt]] | | successor2 = [[Priya Dutt]] | ||
| birth_name = Balraj Dutt | | birth_name = Balraj Dutt | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929| | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929|06|06}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Nakka Khurd]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab | | birth_place = [[Nakka Khurd]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]<ref name="trib_TheT"/><ref name="news_BBCN"/><br/> | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df= | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2005|05|25|1929|06|06}} | ||
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | ||
| death_cause = [[Heart attack]] | | death_cause = [[Heart attack]] | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nargis]]|1958|1981|end=died}} | | citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
| children = 3, including [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Priya Dutt]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director|politician}} | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Nargis Dutt]]|1958|1981|end=died}} | ||
| residence = [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai | | children = 3, including [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Priya Dutt]] | ||
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (1968) | | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director|politician}} | ||
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Dutt family (of Sunil Dutt)|Dutt family]] | | residence = [[Bandra]], [[Western Suburbs (Mumbai)|West Mumbai]] | ||
| | | awards = [[Padma Shri]] (1968) | ||
| | | relatives = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Dutt family (of Sunil Dutt)|Dutt family]] | ||
| | | alma_mater = [[Jai Hind College]] | ||
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'''Sunil Dutt''' (born '''Balraj Dutt'''; 6 June 1929 | '''Sunil Dutt''' (born '''Balraj Dutt'''; 6 June 1929 — 25 May 2005) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] actor, film producer, director and politician.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=member's profile - Sunil Dutt |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=476&lastls=14 |website=Loksabha |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> He was the [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] in the [[Manmohan Singh]] government (2004–2005). He was a former [[Sheriff of Mumbai]]. He is the father of actor [[Sanjay Dutt]] and politician [[Priya Dutt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=476 |title=Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112065955/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=476 |archive-date=12 November 2007 }}</ref> | ||
In 1968, he was honoured by the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Award=Padma%20Shri&Year=1968-1968|access-date=14 August 2020|website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in|language=en}}</ref> In 1984 he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party and was elected to the [[Parliament of India]] for five terms from the constituency of [[Mumbai North West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=476&lastls=14|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha}}</ref> | In 1968, he was honoured by the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Award=Padma%20Shri&Year=1968-1968|access-date=14 August 2020|website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in|language=en}}</ref> In 1984 he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party and was elected to the [[Parliament of India]] for five terms from the constituency of [[Mumbai North West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=476&lastls=14|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929 | Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929 in [[Nakka Khurd]], [[Jhelum District]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]) into a [[Punjabi Hindu]] [[Mohyal Brahmin]] family as Balraj Dutt to father Diwan Raghunath Dutt and mother Kulwantidevi Dutt.<ref name="trib_TheT">{{Cite web| title = Sunil Dutt is no more| first = Shiv |last = Kumar| work = The Tribune| date = 25 May 2005| access-date = 27 March 2016| url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050526/main1.htm}}</ref><ref name="news_BBCN">{{Cite web| title = Bollywood legend Sunil Dutt dies| work = BBC News| date = 25 May 2005| access-date = 27 March 2016| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4577963.stm}}</ref><ref name="Profile"/><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://s2.shotroom.com/img/140103/sh621_b.jpg|title = Zee Premiere- The Triumph of Spirit|date = May 2001|access-date = 18 January 2001|archive-date = 28 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160128121406/http://s2.shotroom.com/img/140103/sh621_b.jpg|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Syed |first1=Abdul Rasool |title=Hussaini Brahmins and the tragedy of Karbala |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/300847/hussaini-brahmins-and-the-tragedy-of-karbala/ |access-date=24 November 2021 |work=Daily Times |date=21 September 2018}}</ref> When he was five years old, Dutt's father died. When he was 21, the [[Partition of India]] began inciting [[Hindu]]-[[Muslim]] violence across the country. A Muslim friend of Dutt's father named Yakub, saved their entire family.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/25dutt6.htm|title = We all are one, whichever religion we belong to|date = May 2005|access-date = 25 May 2005}}</ref> The family resettled in the small village of Mandauli on the bank of the river [[Yamuna]] located in [[Yamunanagar District]], [[East Punjab]], [[Dominion of India|Union of India]], which is now a district in [[Haryana]]. Later he moved to [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]] with his mother, Kulwantidevi Dutt, and spent a long time in the [[Aminabad, Lucknow|Aminabad Bazaar]] neighbourhood during graduation. He then moved to [[Bombay|Bombay City]], [[Bombay State]], where he joined [[Jai Hind College]], [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]] in [[Churchgate]], [[South Mumbai|South Bombay]] as an undergraduate and took up a job at the city's [[Bombay Electric Supply and Transport|BEST Transportation Engineering division]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2015/05/25/sunil-dutt-the-man-stardom-never-dared-to-change|title=Sunil Dutt: The Man Stardom Never Dared to Change| website=The Quint|access-date=28 February 2016|date=25 May 2015}}</ref> He graduated with B.A. (Hons.) in History in 1954.<ref name="Profile"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Sunil Dutt |url=https://myneta.info/loksabha2004/candidate.php?candidate_id=2506 |website=MyNeta |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Early career== | == Early career== | ||
Starting out in radio, with his command over the [[Urdu | Starting out in radio, with his command over the [[Urdu]] language, Sunil Dutt was hugely popular on the [[Hindi]] service of [[Radio Ceylon]], the oldest radio station in [[South Asia]]. He moved to act in Hindi films and got introduced to the industry in 1955's ''[[Railway Platform (film)|Railway Platform]]''. | ||
== Film career== | == Film career== | ||
[[File:Nargis tends to an injured Sunil Dutt during the filming of Mother India.jpg|thumb|left|Nargis tends to an injured | [[File:Nargis tends to an injured Sunil Dutt during the filming of Mother India.jpg|thumb|left|Actress [[Nargis]] tends to an injured Dutt on the sets of their film ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957) when the location caught fire]] | ||
===Debut and coining of the screen name "Sunil Dutt"=== | ===Debut and coining of the screen name "Sunil Dutt"=== | ||
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Dutt shot to stardom in the 1957 film ''[[Mother India]]'' in which he co-starred with [[Nargis]] as her short-tempered, angry son. During the making of this film, a fire happened on the set. It is believed that Dutt braved the raging fire to save Nargis and thereby won her love. They went on to marry in 1958. They had one son [[Sanjay Dutt]], also a successful film actor, and two daughters, [[Priya Dutt]] and Namrata Dutt. His daughter Namrata married [[Kumar Gaurav]], son of [[Rajendra Kumar]]. The two fathers were co-stars in ''Mother India''. | Dutt shot to stardom in the 1957 film ''[[Mother India]]'' in which he co-starred with [[Nargis]] as her short-tempered, angry son. During the making of this film, a fire happened on the set. It is believed that Dutt braved the raging fire to save Nargis and thereby won her love. They went on to marry in 1958. They had one son [[Sanjay Dutt]], also a successful film actor, and two daughters, [[Priya Dutt]] and Namrata Dutt. His daughter Namrata married [[Kumar Gaurav]], son of [[Rajendra Kumar]]. The two fathers were co-stars in ''Mother India''. | ||
Dutt was one of the major stars of [[Hindi cinema]] in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful films which included ''[[Sadhna (1958 film)|Sadhna]]'' (1958), ''[[Insan Jaag Utha]]'' (1959), ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' (1959), ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]'' (1963), ''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]'' (1965), ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966) and ''[[Padosan]]'' (1967). His collaboration with [[B.R. Chopra]] proved to be successful in films such as ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumraah]]'' (1963), ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965) and ''[[Hamraaz]]'' (1967). One of his favourite writers and friends was [[Aghajani Kashmeri]]. Dutt made his directorial debut and was the only actor to feature in the 1964 film ''[[Yaadein (1964 film)|Yaadein]]''. The film was featured in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' for ''Fewest Actors in a Narrative Film''. | Dutt was one of the major stars of [[Hindi cinema]] in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful films which included ''[[Sadhna (1958 film)|Sadhna]]'' (1958), ''[[Insan Jaag Utha]]'' (1959), ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' (1959), ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]'' (1963), ''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]'' (1965), ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966) and ''[[Padosan]]'' (1967). His collaboration with [[B.R. Chopra]] proved to be successful in films such as ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumraah]]'' (1963), ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965) and ''[[Hamraaz]]'' (1967). One of his favourite writers and friends was [[Aghajani Kashmeri]]. Dutt made his directorial debut and was the only actor to feature in the 1964 film ''[[Yaadein (1964 film)|Yaadein]]''. The film was featured in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' for ''Fewest Actors in a Narrative Film''. He later produced the 1968 film ''[[Man Ka Meet]]'' which introduced his brother Som Dutt, [[Vinod Khanna]] and [[Leena Chandavarkar]]. In 1971, he produced, directed and starred in ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971) which was critically well received but a box office failure. | ||
During the early 1970s, his career as an actor was at a stand-still. Admist this setback, he played [[Madhubala]]'s hero in the 1971 film ''[[Jwala (1971 film)|Jwala]]'', which was a delayed film that had started production in the late 1950s and was Madhubala's last film. It was ''[[Geeta Mera Naam]]'' (1974) that brought him into the limelight again. The anti-hero was reborn after a long gap of films like ''Mother India'' and ''Mujhe Jeene Do''. Sunil Dutt's performance of Johnny was liked by the masses as he clearly stole the limelight. It was one of the best performances of his career. He continued to star in hits that included ''[[Heera (1973 film)|Heera]]'' (1973), ''[[Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye]]'' (1974), ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]'' (1976), ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'' (1979), ''[[Muqabla (1979 film)|Muqabla]]'' (1979), and ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980). He also starred in a series of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] religious movies in the 1970s: ''[[Man Jeete Jag Jeet]]'' (1973), ''[[Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam]]'' (1974), and ''[[Sat Sri Akal]]'' (1977).<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.afternoondc.in/adc-initiative/latest/article_4702| title = A towering personality| website = www.afternoondc.in| access-date = 28 February 2016}}</ref> Even in 1980s he starred in both leading and supporting role in several successful movies such as ''[[Dard Ka Rishta]]'' (1982), ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'' (1982), ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'' (1984), ''[[Mangal Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' (1987) and ''[[Dharamyudh (film)|Dharamyudh]]'' (1988). | During the early 1970s, his career as an actor was at a stand-still. Admist this setback, he played [[Madhubala]]'s hero in the 1971 film ''[[Jwala (1971 film)|Jwala]]'', which was a delayed film that had started production in the late 1950s and was Madhubala's last film. It was ''[[Geeta Mera Naam]]'' (1974) that brought him into the limelight again. The anti-hero was reborn after a long gap of films like ''Mother India'' and ''Mujhe Jeene Do''. Sunil Dutt's performance of Johnny was liked by the masses as he clearly stole the limelight. It was one of the best performances of his career. He continued to star in hits that included ''[[Heera (1973 film)|Heera]]'' (1973), ''[[Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye]]'' (1974), ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]'' (1976), ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'' (1979), ''[[Muqabla (1979 film)|Muqabla]]'' (1979), and ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980). He also starred in a series of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] religious movies in the 1970s: ''[[Man Jeete Jag Jeet]]'' (1973), ''[[Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam]]'' (1974), and ''[[Sat Sri Akal]]'' (1977).<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.afternoondc.in/adc-initiative/latest/article_4702| title = A towering personality| website = www.afternoondc.in| access-date = 28 February 2016}}</ref> Even in 1980s he starred in both leading and supporting role in several successful movies such as ''[[Dard Ka Rishta]]'' (1982), ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'' (1982), ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'' (1984), ''[[Mangal Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' (1987) and ''[[Dharamyudh (film)|Dharamyudh]]'' (1988). | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
[[File:Shri Sunil Dutt assumes the charge of the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in New Delhi on May 25, 2004.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Shri Sunil Dutt assumes the charge of the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in New Delhi on May 25, 2004.jpg|thumb|Dutt at an event on 25 May 2004 (one year before his death)|left]] | ||
Dutt died of a heart attack on 25 May 2005 at his residence in [[Bandra]], [[Western Suburbs (Mumbai)|West Mumbai]], two weeks before his 79th birthday,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4577963.stm|work=BBC News|title=Bollywood legend Sunil Dutt dies|date=25 May 2005}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Union Government led by [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] and was the Member of Parliament from [[Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|North-West Mumbai]]. He was cremated with full state honours at Santacruz Crematorium in Mumbai. He was succeeded as Minister by [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]]. His seat in the Parliament was contested by his daughter, [[Priya Dutt]], who won it and was a Member of Parliament until May 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phadke |first1=Manasi |title=Priya Dutt’s long march in politics shows signs of winding down |url=https://theprint.in/statedraft/priya-dutts-long-march-in-politics-shows-signs-of-winding-down/130881/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=ThePrint |date=8 October 2018}}</ref> | |||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
[[Paresh Rawal]] played the role of | [[Paresh Rawal]] played the role of Dutt in the biopic on his [[Sanjay Dutt|son]] titled ''[[Sanju]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Priyanka |title=Paresh Rawal on Sanjay Dutt biopic: It is primarily a father-son story |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/paresh-rawal-on-sanjay-dutt-biopic-it-is-primarily-a-father-son-story-4744166/ |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=11 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
;As an Actor | ;As an Actor | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;" | {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;" | ||
! Film | ! Film | ||
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| Ram | | Ram | ||
| Ramesh Saigal | | Ramesh Saigal | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Kundan (1955 film)|Kundan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Kundan (1955 film)|Kundan]]'' | ||
| Amrit | | Amrit | ||
| [[Sohrab Modi]] | | [[Sohrab Modi]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film)|Ek-Hi-Raasta]]'' | |||
| rowspan="3" | 1956 | |||
| Amar | |||
| [[B.R. Chopra]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]'' | ||
| | |||
| | |||
| Naresh Saigal | | Naresh Saigal | ||
| | | | ||
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| Prakash Verma | | Prakash Verma | ||
| Kishore Sahu | | Kishore Sahu | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Insaan Jaag Utha]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Insaan Jaag Utha]]'' | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="2" | 1959 | ||
| Ranjeet | | Ranjeet | ||
| [[Shakti Samanta]] | | [[Shakti Samanta]] | ||
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| Gopal | | Gopal | ||
| K. Narayan Kale | | K. Narayan Kale | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' | ||
| rowspan="5" | 1960 | |||
| Adhir | | Adhir | ||
| [[Bimal Roy]] | | [[Bimal Roy]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Usne Kaha Tha]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Usne Kaha Tha]]'' | ||
| Nandu | | Nandu | ||
| Moni Bhattacharjee | | Moni Bhattacharjee | ||
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! scope="row" | ''[[Chhaya (1961 film)|Chhaya]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Chhaya (1961 film)|Chhaya]]'' | ||
| 1961 | | 1961 | ||
| Arun/Poet Rahee | | Arun / Poet Rahee | ||
| [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] | | [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] | ||
| | | | ||
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| Dr. Arun | | Dr. Arun | ||
| [[K. Shankar]] | | [[K. Shankar]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumraah]]'' | |||
| rowspan="5" | 1963 | |||
| Rajendra | |||
| B. R. Chopra | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Aaj Aur Kal (1963 film)|Aaj Aur Kal]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Aaj Aur Kal (1963 film)|Aaj Aur Kal]]'' | ||
| Dr. Sanjay | | Dr. Sanjay | ||
| Vasant Joglekar | | Vasant Joglekar | ||
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| [[Moni Bhattacharjee]] | | [[Moni Bhattacharjee]] | ||
| Won 1964 [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] | | Won 1964 [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Yaadein (1964 film)|Yaadein]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Yaadein (1964 film)|Yaadein]]'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''Beti Bete'' | ! scope="row" | ''Beti Bete'' | ||
| Ramu/Krishna | | Ramu / Krishna | ||
| L. V. Prasad | | L. V. Prasad | ||
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| [[Raj Khosla]] | | [[Raj Khosla]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Gaban (1966 film)|Gaban]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Gaban (1966 film)|Gaban]]'' | ||
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| [[Lekh Tandon]] | | [[Lekh Tandon]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Maitighar]]'' | |||
| Sunil | |||
| B.S. Thapa | |||
| Special Appearance in Nepali Film | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' | ||
| rowspan="3" | 1967 | | rowspan="3" | 1967 | ||
| Gopi/Gopinath | | Gopi / Gopinath | ||
| Adurthi Subba Rao | | Adurthi Subba Rao | ||
| [[BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi)]] – Sunil Dutt | | [[BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi)]] – Sunil Dutt | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[ | ! scope="row" | ''[[Padosan]]'' | ||
| rowspan="3" | 1968 | | rowspan="3" | 1968 | ||
| Bhola | | Bhola | ||
| [[Jyoti Swaroop]] | | [[Jyoti Swaroop]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Sadhu Aur Shaitaan]]'' | |||
| Catholic Priest D'souza | |||
| [[A. Bhimsingh]] | |||
| Guest Role, Uncredited | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Gauri (1968 film)|Gauri]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Gauri (1968 film)|Gauri]]'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | [[Darpan (1970 film)| | ! scope="row" | ''[[Darpan (1970 film)|Darpan]]'' | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1970 | | rowspan="2" | 1970 | ||
| Balraj Dutt | | Balraj Dutt | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhai-Bhai]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Bhai-Bhai (1970 film)|Bhai-Bhai]]'' | ||
| Deep/Ashok/Sangram | | Deep / Ashok / Sangram | ||
| [[Raja Nawathe]] | | [[Raja Nawathe]] | ||
| Double Role | | Double Role | ||
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| M.V. Raman | | M.V. Raman | ||
| Delayed Film | | Delayed Film | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Zindagi Zindagi]]'' | |||
| rowspan="3" | 1972 | |||
| Dr. Sunil | |||
| Tapan Sinha | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Zameen Aasmaan (1972 film)|Zameen Aasmaan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Zameen Aasmaan (1972 film)|Zameen Aasmaan]]'' | ||
| Ravi | | Ravi | ||
| A Veerappan | | A Veerappan | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Jai Jwala]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Jai Jwala]]'' | ||
| | | Major Anand | ||
| Manohar Deepak | | Manohar Deepak | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Man Jeete Jag Jeet]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Man Jeete Jag Jeet]]'' | ||
| 1973 | | rowspan="2" | 1973 | ||
| Bagga Daaku / Baghel Singh | | Bagga Daaku / Baghel Singh | ||
| B.S. Thapa | | B.S. Thapa | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Heera (1973 film)|Heera]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Heera (1973 film)|Heera]]'' | ||
| Heera | | Heera | ||
| Sultan Ahmed | | Sultan Ahmed | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Kora Badan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Kora Badan]]'' | ||
| 1974 | | rowspan="5" | 1974 | ||
| Sunil | | Sunil | ||
| B.S. Ghad | | B.S. Ghad | ||
| Guest Role | | Guest Role | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Geeta Mera Naam]]'' | |||
| Suraj / Johnny | |||
| [[Sadhana]] | |||
| Negative Role | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye]]'' | ||
| Raja Thakur | | Raja Thakur | ||
| [[S. Ali Raza]] | | [[S. Ali Raza]] | ||
| Line 412: | Line 410: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam]]'' | ||
| Sadhu | | Sadhu | ||
| B.S.Thapa | | B.S.Thapa | ||
| Guest Role in Punjabi Film | | Guest Role in Punjabi Film | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[36 Ghante]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[36 Ghante]]'' | ||
| Himmat Singh | | Himmat Singh | ||
| Raj Tilak | | Raj Tilak | ||
|Negative Role | | Negative Role | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Zakhmee]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Zakhmee]]'' | ||
| 1975 | | rowspan="5" | 1975 | ||
| Anand | | Anand | ||
| [[Raja Thakur]] | | [[Raja Thakur]] | ||
| Line 430: | Line 426: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Umar Qaid]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Umar Qaid]]'' | ||
| Raja | | Raja | ||
| Sikandar Khanna | | Sikandar Khanna | ||
| Line 436: | Line 431: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''Neelima'' | ! scope="row" | ''Neelima'' | ||
| Sunil | | Sunil | ||
| Pushpraj | | Pushpraj | ||
| Line 442: | Line 436: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Himalay Se Ooncha]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Himalay Se Ooncha]]'' | ||
| Vijay | | Vijay | ||
| B.S. Thapa | | B.S. Thapa | ||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''Akela'' | |||
| | |||
| Khalid Sami | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]'' | ||
| 1976 | | rowspan="2" | 1976 | ||
| Vijay | | Vijay | ||
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | | [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | ||
| Line 454: | Line 452: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Nehle Pe Dehla]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Nehle Pe Dehla]]'' | ||
| Sunil | | Sunil | ||
| [[Raj Khosla]] | | [[Raj Khosla]] | ||
| Line 460: | Line 457: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Darinda (1977 film)|Darinda]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Darinda (1977 film)|Darinda]]'' | ||
| 1977 | | rowspan="7" | 1977 | ||
| Krishna/Yogidutt | | Krishna / Yogidutt | ||
| Kaushal Bharati | | Kaushal Bharati | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | '' | ! scope="row" | ''Sat Sri Akal'' | ||
| | | | ||
| Chaman Nillay | | Chaman Nillay | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Ladki Jawan Ho Gayi]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Ladki Jawan Ho Gayi]]'' | ||
| Sunil | | Sunil | ||
| Anand Dasani | | Anand Dasani | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Paapi]]'' | |||
| Raj Kumar | |||
| O. P. Ralhan | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Gyaani Ji (1977 film)|Gyaani Ji]]'' | |||
| Pilot Sardar Hari Singh | |||
| Chaman Nillay | |||
| Punjabi Name : Sat Sri Akal (1977) | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Charandas]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Charandas]]'' | ||
| Advocate Tondon | | Advocate Tondon | ||
| B.S. Thapa | | B.S. Thapa | ||
| Line 490: | Line 488: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Aakhri Goli]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Aakhri Goli]]'' | ||
| Vikram | | Vikram | ||
| [[Shibu Mitra]] | | [[Shibu Mitra]] | ||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''Sone Ki Lanka'' | |||
| rowspan="4" | 1978 | |||
| | |||
| Satpal | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Ram Kasam]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Ram Kasam]]'' | ||
| Bhola / Shankar | |||
| Bhola/Shankar | |||
| Chand | | Chand | ||
| Double Role | | Double Role | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaala Aadmi]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Kaala Aadmi]]'' | ||
| Birju | | Birju | ||
| Ramesh Lakhanpal | | Ramesh Lakhanpal | ||
| Line 508: | Line 509: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Daaku Aur Jawan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Daaku Aur Jawan]]'' | ||
| Birju | | Birju | ||
| Sunil Dutt | | Sunil Dutt | ||
| Line 514: | Line 514: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Muqabla (1979 film)|Muqabla]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Muqabla (1979 film)|Muqabla]]'' | ||
| 1979 | | rowspan="4" | 1979 | ||
| Vikram 'Vicky' | | Vikram 'Vicky' | ||
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | | [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | ||
| Line 520: | Line 520: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'' | ||
| Laakhan | | Laakhan | ||
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | | [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Ahinsa (1979 Hindi film)|Ahinsa]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Ahinsa (1979 Hindi film)|Ahinsa]]'' | ||
| Birju | | Birju | ||
| Chand | | Chand | ||
| Line 532: | Line 530: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Salaam Memsaab]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Salaam Memsaab]]'' | ||
| Naresh Sarit | | Naresh Sarit | ||
| [[Asrani]] | | [[Asrani]] | ||
| Guest Appearance | | Guest Appearance | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Lahu Pukarega (1980 film)|Lahu Pukarega]]'' | |||
| rowspan="5" | 1980 | |||
| Jitu | |||
| Akhtar-Ul-Iman | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' | ||
| DSP Shiv Kumar | | DSP Shiv Kumar | ||
| [[Ramesh Sippy]] | | [[Ramesh Sippy]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Yari Dushmani]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Yari Dushmani]]'' | ||
| Shambhu | | Shambhu | ||
| Sikandar Khanna | | Sikandar Khanna | ||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Ganga Aur Suraj (1980 film)|Ganga Aur Suraj]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Ganga Aur Suraj (1980 film)|Ganga Aur Suraj]]'' | ||
| Inspector Ganga | | Inspector Ganga | ||
| A. Salaam | | A. Salaam | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Ek Gunah Aur Sahi]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Ek Gunah Aur Sahi]]'' | ||
| Shankar Ramdas | | Shankar Ramdas | ||
| Yogi Kathuria | | Yogi Kathuria | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' | ||
| 1981 | | rowspan="2" | 1981 | ||
| Shankar | | Shankar | ||
| Sunil Dutt | | Sunil Dutt | ||
| Guest Appearance | | Guest Appearance, Uncredited | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kahani'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| Sohrab Modi | |||
| (Scene from movie) | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'' | ||
| 1982 | | rowspan="2" | 1982 | ||
| Lakhan | | Lakhan | ||
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | | [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Dard Ka Rishta]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Dard Ka Rishta]]'' | ||
| Dr. Ravi Kant Sharma | | Dr. Ravi Kant Sharma | ||
| Sunil Dutt | | Sunil Dutt | ||
| Producer & Director | | Producer & Director | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''Film Hi Film'' | |||
| 1983 | |||
| Himself | |||
| Hiren Nag | |||
| Uncredited | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'' | |||
| rowspan="3" | 1984 | |||
| Jai Singh | |||
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Laila (1984 film)|Laila]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Laila (1984 film)|Laila]]'' | ||
| Dharamraj Singh / Thakur Prithviraj Singh | | Dharamraj Singh / Thakur Prithviraj Singh | ||
| [[Saawan Kumar]] | | [[Saawan Kumar]] | ||
|Double Role | | Double Role | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Yaadon Ki Zanjeer (1984 film)|Yaadon Ki Zanjeer]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Yaadon Ki Zanjeer (1984 film)|Yaadon Ki Zanjeer]]'' | ||
| Ravi Kumar | | Ravi Kumar | ||
| [[Shibu Mitra]] | | [[Shibu Mitra]] | ||
| Film delayed for 5 years | | Film delayed for 5 years | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Faasle]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Faasle]]'' | ||
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| Vikram | | Vikram | ||
| [[Yash Chopra]] | | [[Yash Chopra]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' | ||
| 1986 | | rowspan="2" | 1986 | ||
| Gauri Shankar / Michael | | Gauri Shankar / Michael | ||
| [[Sanjay Khan]] | | [[Sanjay Khan]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Mangal Dada]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Mangal Dada]]'' | ||
| Mangal Dada | | Mangal Dada | ||
| Ramesh Gupta | | Ramesh Gupta | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' | ||
| 1987 | | rowspan="2" | 1987 | ||
| Jailor Suraj Prakash | | Jailor Suraj Prakash | ||
| [[T. Rama Rao]] | | [[T. Rama Rao]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
| ''Raj Kapoor'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| Siddharth Kak | |||
| (during funeral) | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Dharamyudh (film)|Dharamyudh]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Dharamyudh (film)|Dharamyudh]]'' | ||
| 1988 | | rowspan="2" | 1988 | ||
| Thakur Vikram Singh | | Thakur Vikram Singh | ||
| Sudarshan Nag | | Sudarshan Nag | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''[[Akarshan]]'' | |||
| 1988 | |||
| Himself | |||
| Tanvir Ahmed | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi]]'' | ||
| 1991 | | rowspan="4" | 1991 | ||
| Prof. Kishna | | Prof. Kishna | ||
| Sunil Dutt | | Sunil Dutt | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Kurbaan (1991 film)|Kurbaan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Kurbaan (1991 film)|Kurbaan]]'' | ||
| Prithvi Singh | | Prithvi Singh | ||
| [[Deepak Bahry]] | | [[Deepak Bahry]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Pratigyabadh]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Pratigyabadh]]'' | ||
| Pascal | | Pascal | ||
| [[Ravi Chopra]] | | [[Ravi Chopra]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Hai Meri Jaan]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Hai Meri Jaan]]'' | ||
| Telegram Wala | | Telegram Wala | ||
| Roopesh Kumar | | Roopesh Kumar | ||
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| Police Commissioner | | Police Commissioner | ||
| [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | | [[Rajkumar Kohli]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Kshatriya (film)|Kshatriya]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Kshatriya (film)|Kshatriya]]'' | ||
| 1993 | | rowspan="3" | 1993 | ||
| Maharaj Bhavani Singh | | Maharaj Bhavani Singh | ||
| [[J.P. Dutta]] | | [[J.P. Dutta]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' | ||
| Thakur Bhavani Singh | | Thakur Bhavani Singh | ||
| [[Yash Chopra]] | | [[Yash Chopra]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Phool (1993 film)| | ! scope="row" | ''[[Phool (1993 film)|Phool]]'' | ||
| Balram Choudhary | | Balram Choudhary | ||
| [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]] | | [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | ''Durjan'' | |||
| | |||
| Sanjay Bhattacharya | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' | ||
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| Hari Prasad Sharma | | Hari Prasad Sharma | ||
| [[Rajkumar Hirani]] | | [[Rajkumar Hirani]] | ||
| | | (final film role) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" | ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' | ! scope="row" | ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' | ||
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| [[Magadh]] [[Emperor|Samrat]] [[Ajatashatru]] | | [[Magadh]] [[Emperor|Samrat]] [[Ajatashatru]] | ||
| [[Farah Khan]] | | [[Farah Khan]] | ||
| Recreated Via CGI during the song "Dhoom Tana" | | Recreated Via CGI during the song "Dhoom Tana", (archive footage) | ||
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Sunil Dutt | |
|---|---|
 Dutt at his New Delhi office in 2005 | |
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 25 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vikram Verma |
| Succeeded by | Mani Shankar Aiyar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1984–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Jethmalani |
| Succeeded by | Madhukar Sarpotdar |
| Constituency | Mumbai North West |
| In office 1999–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Madhukar Sarpotdar |
| Succeeded by | Priya Dutt |
| Constituency | Mumbai North West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Balraj Dutt 6 June 1929 Nakka Khurd, Punjab, British India[1][2] |
| Died | 25 May 2005 (aged 75) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3, including Sanjay Dutt and Priya Dutt |
| Relatives | See Dutt family |
| Residence | Bandra, West Mumbai |
| Alma mater | Jai Hind College |
| Occupation |
|
| Awards | Padma Shri (1968) |
Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 — 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician.[3] He was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–2005). He was a former Sheriff of Mumbai. He is the father of actor Sanjay Dutt and politician Priya Dutt.[4]
In 1968, he was honoured by the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[5] In 1984 he joined the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Parliament of India for five terms from the constituency of Mumbai North West.[6]
Early life
Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929 in Nakka Khurd, Jhelum District, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) into a Punjabi Hindu Mohyal Brahmin family as Balraj Dutt to father Diwan Raghunath Dutt and mother Kulwantidevi Dutt.[1][2][3][7][8] When he was five years old, Dutt's father died. When he was 21, the Partition of India began inciting Hindu-Muslim violence across the country. A Muslim friend of Dutt's father named Yakub, saved their entire family.[9] The family resettled in the small village of Mandauli on the bank of the river Yamuna located in Yamunanagar District, East Punjab, Union of India, which is now a district in Haryana. Later he moved to Lucknow, United Provinces with his mother, Kulwantidevi Dutt, and spent a long time in the Aminabad Bazaar neighbourhood during graduation. He then moved to Bombay City, Bombay State, where he joined Jai Hind College, University of Bombay in Churchgate, South Bombay as an undergraduate and took up a job at the city's BEST Transportation Engineering division.[3][10] He graduated with B.A. (Hons.) in History in 1954.[3][11]
Early career
Starting out in radio, with his command over the Urdu language, Sunil Dutt was hugely popular on the Hindi service of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. He moved to act in Hindi films and got introduced to the industry in 1955's Railway Platform.
Film career
Debut and coining of the screen name "Sunil Dutt"
Director Ramesh Saigal was instrumental in giving Dutt a break in the film Railway Platform (1955) when the latter was hosting the show, Lipton Ki Mehfil on Radio Ceylon.[12] While covering the Dilip Kumar film Shikast in 1953, Dutt met director Saigal, who impressed by his personality and voice, offered him a role in his upcoming film. Saigal came up with the new screen name "Sunil Dutt" for the debutante actor whose real name was Balraj Dutt to avoid name conflicts with the then veteran actor Balraj Sahni.[13][14]
Rise to stardom
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Dutt shot to stardom in the 1957 film Mother India in which he co-starred with Nargis as her short-tempered, angry son. During the making of this film, a fire happened on the set. It is believed that Dutt braved the raging fire to save Nargis and thereby won her love. They went on to marry in 1958. They had one son Sanjay Dutt, also a successful film actor, and two daughters, Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt. His daughter Namrata married Kumar Gaurav, son of Rajendra Kumar. The two fathers were co-stars in Mother India.
Dutt was one of the major stars of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful films which included Sadhna (1958), Insan Jaag Utha (1959), Sujata (1959), Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), Khandan (1965), Mera Saaya (1966) and Padosan (1967). His collaboration with B.R. Chopra proved to be successful in films such as Gumraah (1963), Waqt (1965) and Hamraaz (1967). One of his favourite writers and friends was Aghajani Kashmeri. Dutt made his directorial debut and was the only actor to feature in the 1964 film Yaadein. The film was featured in the Guinness Book of Records for Fewest Actors in a Narrative Film. He later produced the 1968 film Man Ka Meet which introduced his brother Som Dutt, Vinod Khanna and Leena Chandavarkar. In 1971, he produced, directed and starred in Reshma Aur Shera (1971) which was critically well received but a box office failure.
During the early 1970s, his career as an actor was at a stand-still. Admist this setback, he played Madhubala's hero in the 1971 film Jwala, which was a delayed film that had started production in the late 1950s and was Madhubala's last film. It was Geeta Mera Naam (1974) that brought him into the limelight again. The anti-hero was reborn after a long gap of films like Mother India and Mujhe Jeene Do. Sunil Dutt's performance of Johnny was liked by the masses as he clearly stole the limelight. It was one of the best performances of his career. He continued to star in hits that included Heera (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Nagin (1976), Jaani Dushman (1979), Muqabla (1979), and Shaan (1980). He also starred in a series of Punjabi religious movies in the 1970s: Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973), Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974), and Sat Sri Akal (1977).[15] Even in 1980s he starred in both leading and supporting role in several successful movies such as Dard Ka Rishta (1982), Badle Ki Aag (1982), Raaj Tilak (1984), Mangal Dada (1986), Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987) and Dharamyudh (1988).
He launched his son Sanjay's career with Rocky in 1981 which was a success. Shortly before the film's release, Nargis died of pancreatic cancer. He founded the Nargis Dutt Foundation in her memory for the curing of cancer patients.[16] He was a sponsor of the India Project, an organisation akin to Operation Smile for the treatment of Indian children with facial deformities.[17]
In 1982, he was appointed as the Sheriff of Bombay, an apolitical titular position bestowed on him by the Maharashtra government for a year.[18]
He retired from the film industry in the early 1990s to turn to politics after his last few releases including Yash Chopra's Parampara (1992) and J.P. Dutta's Kshatriya (1993). His political career was halted for some years in the early 1990s when he worked to free his son from jail after he was arrested for keeping an AK-56 that he claimed was for the protection of his family after bomb blasts in Bombay.[19]
In 1995, he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for four decades. He returned to acting shortly before his death in 2003's Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. in which he shared the screen with son Sanjay for the first time although they had appeared earlier in Rocky and Kshatriya but did not share any scenes together.
Death
Dutt died of a heart attack on 25 May 2005 at his residence in Bandra, West Mumbai, two weeks before his 79th birthday,[20] At the time of his death, he was the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Union Government led by Dr. Manmohan Singh and was the Member of Parliament from North-West Mumbai. He was cremated with full state honours at Santacruz Crematorium in Mumbai. He was succeeded as Minister by Mani Shankar Aiyar. His seat in the Parliament was contested by his daughter, Priya Dutt, who won it and was a Member of Parliament until May 2014.[21]
In popular culture
Paresh Rawal played the role of Dutt in the biopic on his son titled Sanju (2018).[22]
Awards and honours
- 1963 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mujhe Jeene Do
- 1964 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for Yaadein
- 1965 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Khandan
- 1967 – BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) for Milan[23]
- 1968 – Padma Shri[5]
- 1982 – Sheriff of Bombay
- 1995 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1998 – Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award[24]
- 1999 – Screen Lifetime Achievement Award[25]
- 2000 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Anandalok Awards
- 2001 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Dutt was a recipient of the Glory of India Award by IIFS, London.[26]
Filmography
- As an Actor
| Film | Year | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Platform | 1955 | Ram | Ramesh Saigal | |
| Kundan | Amrit | Sohrab Modi | ||
| Ek-Hi-Raasta | 1956 | Amar | B.R. Chopra | |
| Rajdhani | Naresh Saigal | |||
| Kismet Ka Khel | Prakash Verma | Kishore Sahu | ||
| Mother India | 1957 | Birju | Mehboob Khan | |
| Paayal | Mohan | Joseph Taliath | ||
| Sadhna | 1958 | Mohan | B.R. Chopra | |
| Post Box 999 | Vikas | Ravindra Dave | ||
| Insaan Jaag Utha | 1959 | Ranjeet | Shakti Samanta | |
| Didi | Gopal | K. Narayan Kale | ||
| Sujata | 1960 | Adhir | Bimal Roy | |
| Usne Kaha Tha | Nandu | Moni Bhattacharjee | ||
| Hum Hindustani | Surendra Nath | Ram Mukherjee | ||
| Ek Phool Char Kaante | Sanjeev | Bhappi Sonie | ||
| Duniya Jhukti Hai | Mohan / Bankelal | J.B.H. Wadia | Double Role | |
| Chhaya | 1961 | Arun / Poet Rahee | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | |
| Main Chup Rahungi | 1962 | Kamal Kumar | A. Bhimsingh | |
| Jhoola | Dr. Arun | K. Shankar | ||
| Gumraah | 1963 | Rajendra | B. R. Chopra | |
| Aaj Aur Kal | Dr. Sanjay | Vasant Joglekar | ||
| Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke | Anilkumar G. Sahni | R. K. Nayyar | ||
| Nartakee | Professor Nirmal Kumar | Nitin Bose | ||
| Mujhe Jeene Do | Thakur Jarnail Singh | Moni Bhattacharjee | Won 1964 Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Yaadein | 1964 | Anil | Sunil Dutt | Also Director & Producer |
| Gazal | Ejaaz | Ved-Madan | ||
| Beti Bete | Ramu / Krishna | L. V. Prasad | ||
| Waqt | 1965 | Advocate Ravi | Yash Chopra | |
| Khandan | Govind Shankar. Lal | A. Bhimsingh | Won Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Mera Saaya | 1966 | Thakur Rakesh Singh | Raj Khosla | |
| Gaban | Ramnath | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | ||
| Amrapali | Magadh Samrat Ajatashatru | Lekh Tandon | ||
| Maitighar | Sunil | B.S. Thapa | Special Appearance in Nepali Film | |
| Milan | 1967 | Gopi / Gopinath | Adurthi Subba Rao | BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – Sunil Dutt |
| Hamraaz | Kumar | B. R. Chopra | ||
| Mehrban | Kanhaiya | A. Bhimsingh | ||
| Padosan | 1968 | Bhola | Jyoti Swaroop | |
| Sadhu Aur Shaitaan | Catholic Priest D'souza | A. Bhimsingh | Guest Role, Uncredited | |
| Gauri | Sunil Kumar | A. Bhimsingh | ||
| Pyasi Sham | 1969 | Raja | Amar Kumar | |
| Meri Bhabhi | Raju | Khalid Akhtar | ||
| Jwala | Sunil | M. Krishnan Nair | Guest Role | |
| Chirag | Ajay Singh | Raj Khosla | ||
| Bhai Bahen | Surendra Pratap | A. Bhimsingh | ||
| Darpan | 1970 | Balraj Dutt | Adurthi Subba Rao | |
| Bhai-Bhai | Deep / Ashok / Sangram | Raja Nawathe | Double Role | |
| Reshma Aur Shera | 1971 | Shera Singh | Sunil Dutt | Director & Producer |
| Jwala | Jwala | M.V. Raman | Delayed Film | |
| Zindagi Zindagi | 1972 | Dr. Sunil | Tapan Sinha | |
| Zameen Aasmaan | Ravi | A Veerappan | ||
| Jai Jwala | Major Anand | Manohar Deepak | ||
| Man Jeete Jag Jeet | 1973 | Bagga Daaku / Baghel Singh | B.S. Thapa | Punjabi Film |
| Heera | Heera | Sultan Ahmed | ||
| Kora Badan | 1974 | Sunil | B.S. Ghad | Guest Role |
| Geeta Mera Naam | Suraj / Johnny | Sadhana | Negative Role | |
| Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye | Raja Thakur | S. Ali Raza | ||
| Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam | Sadhu | B.S.Thapa | Guest Role in Punjabi Film | |
| 36 Ghante | Himmat Singh | Raj Tilak | Negative Role | |
| Zakhmee | 1975 | Anand | Raja Thakur | |
| Umar Qaid | Raja | Sikandar Khanna | ||
| Neelima | Sunil | Pushpraj | Guest Role | |
| Himalay Se Ooncha | Vijay | B.S. Thapa | ||
| Akela | Khalid Sami | |||
| Nagin | 1976 | Vijay | Rajkumar Kohli | Supernatural Thriller |
| Nehle Pe Dehla | Sunil | Raj Khosla | ||
| Darinda | 1977 | Krishna / Yogidutt | Kaushal Bharati | |
| Sat Sri Akal | Chaman Nillay | |||
| Ladki Jawan Ho Gayi | Sunil | Anand Dasani | ||
| Paapi | Raj Kumar | O. P. Ralhan | ||
| Gyaani Ji | Pilot Sardar Hari Singh | Chaman Nillay | Punjabi Name : Sat Sri Akal (1977) | |
| Charandas | Advocate Tondon | B.S. Thapa | Guest Role | |
| Aakhri Goli | Vikram | Shibu Mitra | ||
| Sone Ki Lanka | 1978 | Satpal | ||
| Ram Kasam | Bhola / Shankar | Chand | Double Role | |
| Kaala Aadmi | Birju | Ramesh Lakhanpal | ||
| Daaku Aur Jawan | Birju | Sunil Dutt | ||
| Muqabla | 1979 | Vikram 'Vicky' | Rajkumar Kohli | |
| Jaani Dushman | Laakhan | Rajkumar Kohli | Horror Thriller | |
| Ahinsa | Birju | Chand | ||
| Salaam Memsaab | Naresh Sarit | Asrani | Guest Appearance | |
| Lahu Pukarega | 1980 | Jitu | Akhtar-Ul-Iman | |
| Shaan | DSP Shiv Kumar | Ramesh Sippy | ||
| Yari Dushmani | Shambhu | Sikandar Khanna | ||
| Ganga Aur Suraj | Inspector Ganga | A. Salaam | ||
| Ek Gunah Aur Sahi | Shankar Ramdas | Yogi Kathuria | ||
| Rocky | 1981 | Shankar | Sunil Dutt | Guest Appearance, Uncredited |
| Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kahani | Himself | Sohrab Modi | (Scene from movie) | |
| Badle Ki Aag | 1982 | Lakhan | Rajkumar Kohli | |
| Dard Ka Rishta | Dr. Ravi Kant Sharma | Sunil Dutt | Producer & Director | |
| Film Hi Film | 1983 | Himself | Hiren Nag | Uncredited |
| Raaj Tilak | 1984 | Jai Singh | Rajkumar Kohli | |
| Laila | Dharamraj Singh / Thakur Prithviraj Singh | Saawan Kumar | Double Role | |
| Yaadon Ki Zanjeer | Ravi Kumar | Shibu Mitra | Film delayed for 5 years | |
| Faasle | 1985 | Vikram | Yash Chopra | |
| Kala Dhanda Goray Log | 1986 | Gauri Shankar / Michael | Sanjay Khan | |
| Mangal Dada | Mangal Dada | Ramesh Gupta | Film Delayed for 6 Years | |
| Watan Ke Rakhwale | 1987 | Jailor Suraj Prakash | T. Rama Rao | |
| Raj Kapoor | Himself | Siddharth Kak | (during funeral) | |
| Dharamyudh | 1988 | Thakur Vikram Singh | Sudarshan Nag | |
| Akarshan | 1988 | Himself | Tanvir Ahmed | |
| Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi | 1991 | Prof. Kishna | Sunil Dutt | |
| Kurbaan | Prithvi Singh | Deepak Bahry | ||
| Pratigyabadh | Pascal | Ravi Chopra | ||
| Hai Meri Jaan | Telegram Wala | Roopesh Kumar | Guest Role | |
| Virodhi | 1992 | Police Commissioner | Rajkumar Kohli | |
| Kshatriya | 1993 | Maharaj Bhavani Singh | J.P. Dutta | |
| Parampara | Thakur Bhavani Singh | Yash Chopra | ||
| Phool | Balram Choudhary | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | ||
| Durjan | Sanjay Bhattacharya | |||
| Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | 2003 | Hari Prasad Sharma | Rajkumar Hirani | (final film role) |
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | 2006 | Shri Hari Prasad Sharma | Rajkumar Hirani | Photo used in many scenes as Munna's Father |
| Om Shanti Om | 2007 | Magadh Samrat Ajatashatru | Farah Khan | Recreated Via CGI during the song "Dhoom Tana", (archive footage) |
See also
Further reading
- Mr. and Mrs. Dutt: Memories of our Parents, Namrata Dutt Kumar and Priya Dutt, 2007, Roli Books. ISBN 978-81-7436-455-5.[27]
- Darlingji: The True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt, Kishwar Desai. 2007, Harper Collins. ISBN 978-81-7223-697-7.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kumar, Shiv (25 May 2005). "Sunil Dutt is no more". The Tribune. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bollywood legend Sunil Dutt dies". BBC News. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "member's profile - Sunil Dutt". Loksabha. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha".
- ↑ "Zee Premiere- The Triumph of Spirit". May 2001. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2001.
- ↑ Syed, Abdul Rasool (21 September 2018). "Hussaini Brahmins and the tragedy of Karbala". Daily Times. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ "We all are one, whichever religion we belong to". May 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2005.
- ↑ "Sunil Dutt: The Man Stardom Never Dared to Change". The Quint. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sunil Dutt". MyNeta. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "Remembering actor and politician late Sunil Dutt". Filmfare. Worldwide Media The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy. Juggernaut Books. 1 June 2020. ISBN 9789386228581. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Star Publications, 2006. 2006. ISBN 9781905863013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ "A towering personality". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "NDMCT - Nargis Dutt Memorial Charatiable Trust". www.ndmct.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Remembering Sunil Dutt on his 77th Birthday... Contd". www.filmibeat.com. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sunil Dutt appointed new sheriff of Bombay". India Today. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sanjay Dutt convicted in 1993 Bombay blasts case, gets 5 years in jail". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Bollywood legend Sunil Dutt dies". BBC News. 25 May 2005.
- ↑ Phadke, Manasi (8 October 2018). "Priya Dutt's long march in politics shows signs of winding down". ThePrint. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Sharma, Priyanka (11 July 2017). "Paresh Rawal on Sanjay Dutt biopic: It is primarily a father-son story". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ "1968 31st Annual BFJA Awards". bfjaawards.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ↑ "Sunil Dutt – film star, peace activist, secularist, politician extraordinary". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 May 2005. Archived from the original on 27 May 2005.
- ↑ "Award Winners". Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ↑ "Tribute to a son of the soil". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 25 May 2007.
- ↑ To Mr. and Mrs. Dutt, with love (Literary Review) Archived 29 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu, 7 October 2007.
External links
- Sunil Dutt on IMDb