Sunil Dutt became a Bollywood superstar in the 1950s and 1960s. He has made many hit films like ‘Sadhna’, ‘Insaan Jaag Utha’, ‘Sujata’, ‘Mujhe Jeene Do’, ‘Padosan’. Moreover, the actor starred in the first Oscar-nominated film about India, “Mother India”. His different style, avatar and attitude were seen in each video. He was successful in both acting and politics. For this reason, his political legacy is carried on by his daughter Priya Dutt. Today, on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of his birth, you will learn about the ups and downs that are almost unknown.
Hard childhood and early life
Let us tell you that Sunil Dutt’s life was not effortless even as a child. Since childhood, he has witnessed many ups and downs. He lost his father at the age of 5. Somehow he managed to graduate. When Sunil Dutt was 18, India was partitioned after independence. In such a situation, he settled down in Punjab with his mother. He also spent some time in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He then went to Mumbai for his studies and joined Jai Hind College, Mumbai. In parallel with his studies, he started looking for a job to earn a living. During this search, he got a job as a bus conductor and started working there. Sunil Dutt has done many petite and massive jobs in Mumbai. Then he got a job on a radio channel. As a radio announcer, Sunil Dutt spread the magic of his voice. He became very popular due to his good knowledge of Urdu and his powerful voice.
Sunil Dutt’s debut film
After radio, Sunil Dutt turned to Bollywood. He made his debut with the film “Railway Platform”. Although he did not gain much recognition with his first film, he was noticed by many massive directors. Six years later, Mehboob Khan offered Sunil Dutt a job in Mother India. Thanks to this, Sunil Dutt became an overnight star in the Hindi film industry. After that, the actor never looked back. Sunil Dutt has acted in around 50 films in his acting career. After a successful acting career, he also tried his hand at film production, but he did not like this work. As a result of this work, his financial situation deteriorated significantly.
Sunil Dutt’s memorable films
Sunil Dutt’s famed films include many hits including ‘Sadhna’, ‘Insaan Jaag Utha’, ‘Mujhe Jeene Do’ and ‘Khandaan’. However, he is best remembered for “Mother India”. It was on this set that Sunil Dutt and Nargis came close to each other. Dutt married the overdue actress Nargis, a Muslim, also of Mohyal Punjabi origin, on March 11, 1958. Before their marriage, Nargis converted to Hinduism and took the name Nirmala Dutt. Dutt reportedly saved her life from a fire on the sets of Mother India and they later fell in love.
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