Happy Birthday Sanjay Dutt: Here are 9 lesser known facts about the actor

Dutt’s Full Name

Sanjay Dutt’s full name is Sanjay Balraj Dutt. His parents, Sunil and Nargis, choose his name from a newspaper column.

Sanjay Dutt had to make paper bags

During his 42-month prison sentence, Sanjay had to make paper bags for which he would earn Rs. 25 per day.

2 Filmfare awards

Sanjay Dutt has won 2 Filmfare awards - Vaastav and Munna Bhai MBBS

Why acting became a Career choice

Sanjay wanted to act because he didn't want to study further and he believed that acting was an easy job

Left a seat empty to honour mother during the film screening

During the film screening of his first movie Rocky, he left a seat empty to honour his mother who died to cancer right before the release.

Decision to join a drug rehabilitation center

As a result of being unconscious for two days due to his drug problem, Sanjay Dutt decided to join a drug rehabilitation center in Texas, US with the help of his father.

A Friendship Like No Other

Sanjay Dutt forged a friendship of a lifetime with Paresh Ghelani who is based in the US.

A thought of quitting his acting career

He was so close to quitting his acting career when he was in the US where he was offered to run a farm business there.

Inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger

He was inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger to build his body