Sunil Dutt: Remembering legendary actor on his 90th birth anniversary

Sunil Dutt

Late actor Sunil Dutt's real name was Balraj Dutt. He was born on June 6, 1928 in Jhelum, Punjab and after partition he arrived in Mumbai where he gained education in Jai Hind College, Mumbai.

Sunil Dutt

Dutt senior took up a job at the city's BEST Transport division. He later went on to work as an RJ on the Hindi service of radio Ceylon.

Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt

The actor first met his wife Nargis Dutt as an RJ and he was to interview her, but the show was cancelled as he could not utter a single word in front of her. The two next came together for iconic movie 'Mother India'.

Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt

Sunil and Nargis fell in love after he saved her from a fire on the sets of 'Mother India' they soon tied the knot.

Sunil Dutt Nargis Dutt and family

The couple soon became parents of two daughters Priya Dutt, Namrata Dutt and a son Sanjay Dutt.

Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh

Sunil Dutt shot to fame with his debut movie 'Railway Platform' in 1955. He went to star in a number of hit films and soon became one of the top actors of his time.

Sunil Dutt and Priya Dutt

He was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004-2005); he held this post until his death in 2005. His daughter Priya Dutt contested from her fathers seat and won the election.

Sunil Dutt and Sanjay Dutt

He was a pillar of strength for his son actor Sanjay Dutt and helped him in his fight against drug addiction and jail term.

Sunil Dutt and Sanjay Dutt

He is also the two-time winner of the Filmfare Best Actor Award and was also bestowed the Padma Shri by the Government of India. In 1995. He won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for four decades.

Sunil Dutt and Sanjay Dutt

In his career spanning over 40 decades, the actor played the role of a dacoit in nearly 20 movies. His last film was 'Munna Bhai MBBS' with his son Sanjay Dutt.

Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt

Son Sanjay Dutt shared an emotional throwback picture on father's birth anniversary today. He captioned it, "He lives in me...Happy Birthday Dad!"