Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an
Indian film actor and producer known for his works in
Bollywood, and a convicted criminal. Dutt, son of veteran Hindi film actors
Sunil Dutt and
Nargis Dutt and alleged to be the great grandson of
Motilal Nehru by many historians, made his acting debut in 1981. Since then he has acted in more than hundred
Hindi films. Although Dutt has enjoyed great success in movie genres ranging from romance to comedy, it has been the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in films that belong to the action genre that have won Dutt much adulation, with fans and Indian film critics alike referring to him as the "Deadly Dutt," for his larger-than-life portrayals of such characters. In a film career spanning more than thirty five years, Dutt has garnered two
Filmfare Awards, two
IIFA Awards, two
Bollywood Movie Awards, three
Screen Awards, three
Stardust Awards, a
Global Indian Film Award and, a
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award to name a few. Dutt is also one of only three actors the other two being
Aamir Khan and
Salman Khan, who had three films listed amongst the 20 highest grossing Hindi films of all time list, (adjusted for inflation) by Indian Film Institute Filmfare in its May 2013 magazine edition "celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema" ,