INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The most handsome man of Bollywood, Sunil Dutt, hailed from a family of landlords who were settled in present-day Pakistan
He braved the partition and settled in India, working his way to become an acting legend
Sunil Dutt worked with the local electricity and transport board in Mumbai, charmed audiences with his voice on radio and eventually worked
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nowhere on the horizon for the Dutts but Sunil proved otherwise, by not just working in iconic films but also marrying timeless diva, Nargis
which has its roots in the Rawalpindi region of West Punjab
We trace their history back to the pre-independence era and explore their glowing lineage in politics and Bollywood.Sunil Dutt Born as
Balraj Dutt, this legend gave the country a lot of be proud about
Sunil Dutt's birth took place in pre-independent India on June 6, 1929
At the tender age of five, he suffered the loss of his father, Diwan Raghunath Dutt
As he turned 18, the partition drama unfolded and with his mother, Kulwantidevi, Dutt escaped from Pakistan and found refuge in Mandauli,
After a stint in Lucknow, Sunil Dutt made his way to the city of dreams, which he would one day be a sheriff of.Speaking about his
ancestors, Sunil Dutt had revealed that years later when he visited his village Khurd in Pakistan's Punjab, the villagers had showered him
They respected his forefathers who were landlords and lived in harmony with Muslims.Sunil Dutt is an alumnus of Jai Hind College in Mumbai
and in 1954, he graduated with B.A
As an undergraduate, he worked with the city's BEST Transportation Engineering division
Sunil Dutt's mastery of the Urdu language earned him popularity in the Hindi service of Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station
His transition into the world of Hindi cinema began with his debut in the 1955 film 'Railway Platform'
In a career spanning decades, Sunil Dutt's most celebrated performances are Mother India (1957), Gumraah (1963), Waqt (1965), Khandaan
(1965), Padosan (1968), Reshma Aur Shera (1971), and Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), which he also produced.In 1968, the Government of India
conferred upon him the prestigious Padma Shri
In 1984, Sunil Dutt made a significant move by joining the Indian National Congress party and he went on to serve five terms as a Member of
Parliament from the Mumbai North West constituency
He also held the esteemed position of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government from 2004 to 2005
He passed away on May 25, 2005.Nargis DuttNargis exuded elegance every time she graced the silver screen and captivated a million hearts
with her charismatic presence
She was named Fatima Rashid on her birth on June 1, 1929
Her father, Abdul Rashid converted to Islam from being an heir of the Mohyal Brahmin caste from Rawalpindi and married Jaddanbai Hussain,
who was born in a Muslim family of Hindu Brahmin origin.Nargis' mother was a celebrated Hindustani classical music singer and one of the
first female music composers of Indian cinema
Nargis debuted as a child artist at the age of six with the 1935 film Talash-e-Haq, which was produced by her mother
At the age of 14, Nargis was launched as a leading lady with Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer (1943) and blockbusters like Barsaat (1949), Andaz
(1949), Awara (1951), Shree 420 (1955) and Mother India (1957) among others glittered her career
Mother India won an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category but reportedly failed to win because of a single vote.Nargis
Dutt's final big screen outing was the psychological drama Raat Aur Din (1967), earning her the inaugural National Film Award for Best
In 1980, she received a nomination to the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Indian Parliament)
However, due to her battle with cancer, she passed away on 3 May 1981, during her term.A timeless love sagaSunil Dutt and Nargis crossed
paths when the former was working with Radio Ceylon
Years later, they shared the frame in Mehboob Khan's iconic movie Mother India
Legend has it that Sunil Dutt played a true hero beyond the camera and saved Nargis from a fire on the sets, and thus forged a bond of
They had a secret wedding in 1958 and embraced parenthood with three children, son Sanjay Dutt and daughters, Priya Dutt and Namrata
Dutt.Sanjay Dutt Nargis and Sunil Dutt turned parents with the birth of son Sanjay on 29 July 1959
Did you know he was named after his famous parents asked readers of an Urdu language film magazine to send suggestions? The loving son of
Nargis and Sunil, debuted as a child artist in 1971 release Reshma Aur Shera, wherein he played a Qawwali Singer
She underwent treatment in New York while Sunil Dutt called the shots for Rocky
On May 07, 1981, at the premiere of Rocky, a seat was kept vacant for Nargis
Saajan (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S
(2003) are counted among Sanjay Dutt's most notable performances.Sanjay Dutt ventured into politics in 2009, contesting elections from the
However; he was barred from running for elections because of his six-year sentence for illegal possession of weapons in the Mumbai 1993
serial bomb blasts.The Big C was back to haunt Dutt in 2020, when he was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer
After extensive treatment, Dutt had confirmed that he is cancer free.Richa SharmaIn 1987, Sanjay Dutt married actress Richa Sharma and in
1988, the couple had a daughter Trishala Dutt
Once again tragedy struck the star as he lost his first wife to brain tumour
Richa Sharma passed away in 1996, while staying with her parents in the US.Trishala DuttFar away from the world of glamour, Trishala founded
a premium hair clip-in extensions brand in New York
She stays with her maternal grandparents and is a professional psychotherapist
Sanjay Dutt occasionally visits her in the US.Rhea PillaiIn 1998, Dutt got married a second time, to air-hostess-turned-model Rhea Pillai
The couple parted ways in 2008 after a much talked about alimony settlement.MaanayataSanjay Dutt had a third wedding in 2008
He got hitched to Maanayata in a registered marriage in Goa and they later had a Hindu wedding ceremony in Mumbai
In an unplanned move, Maanayata and the kids moved to Dubai, where they have been living for the past few years
welcomed daughter Namrata in 1962, who prefers to stay away from the limelight
In 1984, Namrata married the nation's heartthrob Kumar Gaurav.Kumar GauravSon of actor Rajendra Kumar and Shukla Kumar Tuli, Kumar Gaurav
made a successful entry in films with Love Story in 1981 and ended his acting stint as a one film wonder
His father Rajendra Kumar and father-in-law Sunil Dutt were co-stars in Mother India
Namrata Dutt and Kumar Gaurav have two daughters - Saachi, who is married to Kamal Amrohi's grandson Bilal Amrohi and Siya, who is married
to Aditya Udani.Priya DuttNargis and Sunil Dutt welcomed daughter Priya in August 1996
She is the only child of the couple who has carried forward their political legacy
In November 2005, Priya won her first election during the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West constituency in Maharashtra
She represented the Indian National Congress party
In the latest 2019 Indian general elections, Priya lost her seat to Poonam Mahajan
In 2003, Priya got hitched to entrepreneur Owen Roncon
