Sanjay Dutt turns 50 on July 29. A look at his life in pictures
Baby Sanjay Dutt with his mother Nargis
Baby Sanjay Dutt with his father Sunil Dutt
Sanjay Dutt made his Bollywood debut in 1981 with ‘Rocky’, directed by his father Sunil Dutt. His co-star Tina Munim went on to become his real life girlfriend, who anchored him during his drug addiction phase
Madhuri Dixit was another of Sanjay Dutt’s celebrity girlfriends with whom he starred in “Khalnayak” (1993), one of the biggest hits of his career. Madhuri broke all her links with him after Dutt was arrested on 19 April, 1993 for purchasing an assault rifle from a member of the underworld linked to 1993 Bombay bombings
Sanjay with his parents, Sunil and Nargis Dutt, and sisters Namrata and Priya. In 1979, the Dutt family posed for this photograph, which was sent to friends as a New Year card
Sanjay Dutt with dancer Nadia Durrani, whom he dated after getting divorced from Rhea Pillai in 2005
Sajay Dutt poses with Jimmy Nanda, winner of the Gladrags Mrs India 2007 beauty pageant, in Mumbai on 9 December, 2006
Sanjay Dutt stands outside his residence in Mumbai on 29 November 2007 after his release from Yerwada Jail in Pune. He had gone back to jail on October 22, 2007 and the Supreme court on 27 November, 2007 granted him bail but ordered him to furnish a surety of an unspecified amount and deposit his passport with the authorities
Sanjay Dutt performs religious rituals at a temple in Mumbai on 17 December, 2006
Sanjay Dutt’s sister Priya, her husband Owen Roncon and his older sister’s husband Kumar Gaurav arrive at the TADA court in Mumbai to meet the actor on 31 July, 2007. Dutt got a six-year jail term for illegal possession of weapons
Sanjay Dutt with Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan at the announcement of the relaunch of Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) on 11 October 2003. Amitabh with his new corporate identity launched 'Ranveer', a film in which the Bachchans were to co-star with Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt and BJP candidate and film star Vinod Khanna attend an election rally in Pathankot on 24 April, 2004
Sanjay Dutt receives mourners arriving to pay respects to his father - veteran Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt - in Mumbai on 25 May, 2005. Sunil Dutt died of a heart attack in his sleep earlier that day
Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham and Lara Dutta at the launch of a special collection of 'Glitterati' jewellery, inspired by their movie 'Zinda' and created by jewellers D'damas at a fashion show in Mumbai on 10 January, 2006
In 2006, Sanjay Dutt starred in ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’. The sequel to 'Munnabhai M.B.B.S.’ became a huge hit too
Sanjay Dutt poses with long-time girlfriend-turned-wife, former starlet Manyata Dilnawaz Shaikh, after their Hindu marriage in Mumbai on February 11, 2008. Dutt, while out on bail, also had a court wedding with Manyata in a Goa beach resort
