Sunil Dutt

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 MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byVikram Verma
Succeeded byMani Shankar Aiyar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1996
Preceded byRam Jethmalani
Succeeded byMadhukar Sarpotdar
ConstituencyMumbai North West
In office
1999–2005
Preceded byMadhukar Sarpotdar
Succeeded byPriya Dutt
ConstituencyMumbai North West
Personal details
Born
Balraj Dutt

(1929-06-06)6 June 1929
Khurd, Punjab, British India[1][2]
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died25 May 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 75)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cause of deathHeart attack
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
(m. 1958; died 1981)
Children3, including Sanjay Dutt and Priya Dutt
RelativesSee Dutt family
Residence(s)Bandra, West Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materJai Hind College
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
  • politician
AwardsPadma Shri (1968)

Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician. Dutt was honoured with Padma Shri, in 1968, by the Government of India, for his contribution to Indian cinema.[3][4]

Dutt debuted in 1955 with the Hindi film Railway Platform.[5] He rose to prominence with highly successful and acclaimed films, such as Ek Hi Raasta (1956) and Mother India (1957) and went on to deliver a number of hugely popular films in a career that spanned 48 years.[6][7]

Dutt married his Mother India co-star Nargis in 1958. Together they had three children, including the actor Sanjay Dutt.[8] 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.[9][10]

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  3. ^ "member's profile – Sunil Dutt". Loksabha. Retrieved 28 November 2020.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Sunil Dutt 92nd Birth Anniversary: 5 iconic films of the actor-turned-politician that you should know about". 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Sunil Dutt's life: Of guts and glory". 25 May 2005.
  7. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: What made Sunil Dutt a star". m.rediff.com.
  8. ^ "The Nargis and Sunil Dutt love story: When he saved her from fire and she found the love of her life". Hindustan Times. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha".