Sunday, May 23, 2010

People from Jhelum - Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt (सुनील दत्त), 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005), born as Balraj Dutt was an Indian Hindi movie actor (also acted in some Punjabi movies), producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004-2005). His son, Sanjay Dutt, is currently also a Bollywood Superstar[1].


Sunil Dutt, was born 1929 in the village of Khurd in the Jhelum District of Punjab, India, and his family settled in a small village on the bank of river Yamuna called Mandoli which is in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. Later he moved to Mumbai to fulfill his dreams.In Mumbai, he joined Jai Hind College as an undergraduate and took up a job.


Awards and honours


  • 1963 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mujhe Jeene Do

  • 1965 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Khandaan

  • 1967 - BFJA Best Actor for Milan

  • 1968 - Padma Shri

  • 1982 - Sheriff of Mumbai

  • 1995 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

  • 1997 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award

  • 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Anandalok Awards

  • 2001 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

  • 2005 - Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.

  • Dutt was a recipient of the "Glory of India Award" by IIAF, London.

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