Sanjay Dutt Recalls Jail Days: Father Sunil Dutt Teared Up on Seeing Handcuffs; 'Was Breaking Inside'

Sanjay Dutt has recalled the toughest phase of his life. On Shekhar Suman's talk show Shekhar Tonite, the actor spoke about his days in jail. He said that when police handcuffed him in front of his father Sunil Dutt, his father had tears in his eyes. According to Sanjay, he stayed strong in front of his father while he was breaking down inside.

Sunil Dutt went into shock on seeing the handcuffs

Sanjay Dutt said that when police put handcuffs on him for the first time, his father went into shock. With tears in his eyes, Sunil Dutt asked the police what they were doing to his son.

Sanjay said he hugged his father tight and told him it was just a procedure and he should not be upset. He said it was actually killing him from the inside, but he had to be strong for his father. According to the actor, that is how he moved through the trial, which went on for 24 years.

Officials thought he would break

Sanjay Dutt shared another story from his jail days. In his telling, officials assumed that stripping a big film star of the privileges of stardom would crush his spirit. Sanjay said it did not happen. He accepted ordinary conditions in jail and did not think of himself as above anyone.

On the show, Shekhar Suman said Sanjay had been put in an anda cell and yet kept his sanity. When Shekhar asked which moment made him feel the weakest, Sanjay said he never felt weak. Asked where he found the strength, he replied with a chant of 'Har Har Mahadev'.

'No cigarettes here' and the bidi reply

Sanjay Dutt said an officer once told him he would not get cigarettes there and asked what he would do now. Sanjay replied, “Sir, you will get bidi here, won't you?” According to him, the officials expected him to crumble once his comforts were taken away, but he kept adjusting to the circumstances.

A long legal battle after 1993

Sanjay Dutt's life saw a long legal struggle after 1993. He was cleared of terrorism charges but convicted under the Arms Act for illegal possession of arms. According to reports, he spent around 18 months in jail as an undertrial across different periods and was granted bail by the Supreme Court in October 1995.

In 2013 the Supreme Court upheld his conviction and reduced the sentence to five years. After remission for good conduct, he walked out of Pune's Yerwada jail on February 25, 2016, about eight months ahead of the completion of his term.

Still remembers that phase

Alongside the glamour of films and stardom, Sanjay Dutt's life has included several difficult chapters, and his jail term was one of them. Even years later, the scene of being handcuffed in front of his father remains among the most emotional moments for him. His remarks are now being discussed on social media and across the entertainment world.