Sanjay Dutt: Veteran Hindi cinema actor Sanjay Dutt has earned a name in Bollywood like his father Sunil Dutt and mother Nargis. Sanjay Dutt, who has won the hearts of fans with many great films in his 45-year career, has been in the news for his acting as well as his personal life. Today in this article we are going to tell you about the process of naming Sanjay Dutt.
Sunil Dutt and Nargis with their beloved Sanjay Dutt Didn't name it myself. Rather, he had adopted a unique method for this. This veteran couple had taken help from people to name their son. The couple had sent an advertisement in a newspaper, after which they named Sanjay. For this, more than 18 thousand names came to Sunil Dutt and Nargis. Out of these, finally 20 names were selected and then one name was selected.
The closeness of Sanjay Dutt and Nargis grew on the sets of the film 'Mother India' released in 1957. After this, both of them got married in the year 1958. But, this marriage was not easy. Because while Sunil was a Hindu, Nargis belonged to the Muslim religion. However, both of them broke the walls of religion for the sake of their love and held each other's hands forever.
After marriage, Sunil Dutt and Nargis had three children. Apart from Sanjay Dutt, he also has two daughters Namrata Dutt and Priya Dutt. On the birth of their son, the couple had sought suggestions from people for the name of their son. The name that both of them liked the most among the suggestions was Sanjay. After this the couple had decided to give this name to their son.
Sanjay Dutt was recently seen in the role of Aslam Chaudhary in the film 'Dhurandhar' with Ranveer Singh and Akshay Khanna. This film was released in December 2025. After this he was seen in the film 'The Raja Saab' with Prabhas. This picture was released on 9 January 2026.