Shatrughan Sinha was close to Sanjay Dutt’s father, Sunil Dut, and wanted to get him out of jail.
Shatrughan Sinha and Sanjay Dutt
Shatrughan Sinha recently attended producer Rajan Lall’s biography launch and recalled the time when Sanjay Dutt was arrested many years ago. He revealed that Rajan and Balasaheb Thackeray helped him aid Sanjay while he was in jail. Shatrughan Sinha was close to Sanjay Dutt’s father, Sunil Dutt.
Shatrughan Sinha said, “Sunil Dutt was like my elder brother. Him, me, Rajan Lall and Shashi Ranjan used to sit together with each other every evening, amid the Mumbai riots. We used to cross the risky and dangerous streets. During that time, a major problem landed on Dutt saheb’s head. Humaara and sabka laadla Sanjay Dutt jail mai tha (Sanjay Dutt was in jail then).”
“We were tensed and worried for him, genuinely from the heart. Itna acha aur pyaara insaan, Sunil Dutt ka chashmo chirag ko kaise bahar nikaala jaaye (We were concerned that Sunil Dutt’s son should be released from jail)? How can we do something for them?” he added.
“We were lucky that Maharashtra’s lion, father figure, or Godfather Balasaheb Thackeray was with us. We introduced them to him, and Balasaheb Thackeray ji played a major role in Sanjay Dutt’s case. Be it his return from jail or facilities being provided there. Aaj agar Sanjay Dutt yahan hote toh bahut acha hota (It would be nice if Sanjay was here today). The day he came out of the jail, he was with us. He came straight to our house after coming out, after taking blessings at the Siddhivinayak temple. We then went to Rajan Lall’s home, congratulated him and talked for hours,” Shatrughan Sinha shared.
“The story had its twists and turns after that. We have since tried to find Sanjay a lot of times, especially Rajan Lall. He tried in front of us and through us, but Dutt saheb ka chashmo chirag jo hume nahi mila hai, uske upar ek title lag chuka hai ‘dhundhte rehjaaoge’ (We can’t find Dutt saab’s son anymore, he can be given the title of ‘find him if you can’ ). But, this doesn’t mean that he isn’t lovely, he might be having his own reasons, problems, or just busy,” the veteran actor concluded.
