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Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt

Actor Director Producer

Sunil Dutt was an Indian film actor, producer, director, and politician born on June 6, 1926. He made his debut in the Hindi film industry in 1955 with ‘Railway Platform’. Dutt rose to popularity with the 1957 film ‘Mother India’, in which he co-starred with Nargis as her short-tempered son. He is regarded as one of the major stars of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and has starred in numerous successful films, including ‘Sadhna’, ‘Insan Jaag Utha’, ‘Sujata’, ‘Mujhe Jeene Do’, ‘Khandan’, and ‘Mera Saaya’, among others. In 1968, he was honored by the Government of India with a Padma Shri. In 1984, he joined the Indian National Congress (INC) party and was elected to the Lok Sabha for five terms from the Mumbai Northwest constituency. He served as the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–05) and was also a former Sheriff of Mumbai. Dutt married Nargis in 1958, and they had three children: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, politician Priya Dutt, and Namrata Dutt. He died of a heart attack on May 25, 2005, at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai.

Sunil Dutt’s Best Works

Charandas

Charandas

1977

Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om

2007 Rated 7.1 out of 10

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

2003 Rated 7.2 out of 10

Nargis

Nargis

1991

Mother India

Mother India

1957 Rated 7.0 out of 10

Yaadon Ki Zanjeer

Yaadon Ki Zanjeer

1984

Yaadein

Yaadein

1964

Parampara

Parampara

1993

Zindagi Zindagi

Zindagi Zindagi

1972

Kala Dhanda Goray Log

Kala Dhanda Goray Log

1986

Acting credits

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2000s

2007
Om Shanti Om

as Self · archive footage, uncredited

Rated 7.1 out of 10
2003
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

as Shri Hari Prasad Sharma

Rated 7.2 out of 10
2002
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

4 episodes · as Himself

1990s

1996
To Hell and Back

as Himself

1993
Kshatriya

as Maharaja Bhawani Singh (Mirtagarh)

1993
Parampara

as Thakur Bhavani Singh

1993
Phool

as Balram Choudhary

1993
Rang
1992
Virodhi
1991
Kurbaan

as Prithvi Singh

1991
Nargis
1991
Pratigyabadh

as Pascal

1980s

1988
Akarshan

as Self

1988
Dharamyudh

as Thakur Vikram Singh

1987
Watan Ke Rakhwale

as Jailor Suraj Prakash

1986
Kala Dhanda Goray Log

as Gaurishankar/Michael

1986
Living Legend - Raj Kapoor

as Self

1985
Faasle

as Vikram

1984
Laila

as Dharamraj Singh / Thakur Prithviraj Singh

1984
Raaj Tilak

as Jai Singh

1984
Yaadon Ki Zanjeer

as Ravi

1982
Badle Ki Aag

as Lakhan

1982
Dard Ka Rishta

as Dr. Ravi Kand Sharma

1980
Ek Gunah Aur Sahi
1980
Ganga Aur Suraj
1980
Shaan

as DSP Shiv Kumar

1970s

1979
Ahinsa

as Birju

1979
Jaani Dushman

as Lakhan

1979
Muqabla

as Vikram 'Vicky'

1978
Daku Aur Jawan
1978
Kaala Aadmi
1977
Charandas

as Advocate Tondon

1977
Paapi

as Raj Kumar

1976
Nagin

as Professor Vijay

1976
Nehle Pe Dehla
1975
Himalay Se Ooncha

as Vijay

1975
Zakhmee
1974
36 Ghante

as Himmat Singh

1974
Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

as Sadhu

1974
Geetaa Mera Naam

as Suraj / Johnny

1973
Heera

as Heera

1973
Man Jeete Jag Jeet

as Sardar Bakhel 'Bakhya' Singh

1973
Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye

as Raja Thakur

1972
Zameen Aasmaan

as Ravi

1972
Zindagi Zindagi

as Dr. Sunil

1971
Jwala

as Veera

1971
Reshma Aur Shera

as Shera

1971
Where the River Padma Flows
1970
Bhai-Bhai

1960s

1969
Bhai Bahen

as Surendra Pratap

1969
Chirag

as Ajay Singh

1969
Darpan
1969
Meri Bhabhi

as Rajoo

1969
Pyasi Shaam

as Raja

1968
Gauri
1968
Padosan

as Bhola

1967
Hamraaz

as Kumar / S.N. Sinha

1967
Mehrban

as Kanhaiya

1967
Milan

as Gopikishan 'Gopi'

1966
Amrapali

as Magadh Samrat Ajaatha Shatru

1966
Gaban
1966
Maitighar
1966
Mera Saaya

as Thakur Rakesh Singh

1965
Khandan
1965
Waqt

as Ravi

1964
Beti Bete

as Ramu/Krishna

1964
Gazal

as Ejaz

1964
Yaadein

as Anil

1963
Aaj Aur Kal
1963
Gumrah

as Rajendra

1963
Mujhe Jeene Do
1963
Nartakee

as Prof. Nirmal Kumar

1963
Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke

as Anilkumar G. Sahni

1962
Jhoola

as Dr. Arun

1962
Main Chup Rahungi

as Kamal Kumar

1961
Chhaya

as Arun/Rahee

1960
Ek Phool Char Kaante

as Sanjeev

1960
Hum Hindustani
1960
Usne Kaha Tha

1950s

1959
Didi

as Gopal

1959
Insaan Jaag Utha
1959
Sujata

as Adhir

1958
Sadhna

as Mohan

1957
Mother India

as Birju

Rated 7.0 out of 10
1957
Payal
1956
Ek-Hi-Rasta
1956
Kismet ka Khel
1955
Kundan

as Amrit

1955
Railway Platform

as Ram

89 credits shown · 1955–2007.

Behind the camera

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1980s

1982
Dard Ka Rishta

Director · Producer

1981
Rocky

Director

1970s

1978
Daku Aur Jawan

Director · Screenplay

1976
Nehle Pe Dehla

Producer

1971
Reshma Aur Shera

Producer · Director

1960s

1964
Yaadein

Director · Producer

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