Sanjay Dutt's memorable roles

Son of film actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981. Since then he has acted in some of the most popular Hindi language films. Although Dutt has enjoyed major success in movie genres ranging from romance to comedy, it has been the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in films 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. His life has been marred with unending controversies be it his drug abuse, his underworld connections or being convicted of illegal possession of arms during the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Sanjay has faced many ups and downs in his life. However, Sanjay has also wowed us with his performances with roles that have become synonymous with him. On his 55th birthday, let us look at top roles of Sanjay Dutt. Dutt made his Bollywood movie debut with Rocky in 1981 opposite Tina Munim. Tragedy struck the Dutt household before the film got released, Mother Nargis died if cancer and Sanjay did not get the time to enjoy the success. Nargis's wish to see her son making his debut was dashed to the ground.