Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician.
Sunil Dutt | |
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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 Khurd, Punjab, British India (in present Punjab, Pakistan) |
Died | 25 May 2005 75) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including Sanjay Dutt and Priya Dutt |
Relatives | See Dutt family |
Residence(s) | Bandra, West Mumbai |
Alma mater | Jai Hind College |
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Awards | Padma Shri (1968) |
Dutt debuted with the 1955 Hindi film Railway Platform. He acted in a number of successful films including Ek Hi Raasta (1956), Mother India (1957), Sadhna (1958), Insan Jaag Utha (1959), Sujata (1959), Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), Gumraah (1963), Waqt (1965), Khandan (1965), Mera Saaya (1966), Milan (1967), Mehrban (1967), Hamraaz (1967), Padosan (1968), Heera (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Nagin (1976), Jaani Dushman (1979), Muqabla (1979) and Shaan (1980).
In 1968, he was honoured by the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He is the father of actor Sanjay Dutt.
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. He was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–2005) and also a former Sheriff of Mumbai.