Sanjay Dutt is never out of news. His films may not be as big a draw now as they were during his Khalnayak days but his fans can’t have enough of him. Realising the need to appeal to the new generation Sanjay is walking the Khan way — making abs, losing weight, adding taut muscles and preparing to present a new persona to his fans. In New Delhi recently to promote Meenakshi Salve’s store which houses artefacts, earthenware, crystal and porcelain etc. at the Emporio Mall, Sanjay surprised the media by talking of his new ambition.
“I am building 12 instead of six pack abs, 17 inches biceps and have already done away with 25 kg weight for my next film.” Clad in a white shirt and blue jeans sporting a French beard he kept smiling all the while. Sanjay is unruffled by any competition. Refusing to be drawn into any rivalry talk with the Khans — both Shah Rukh and Aamir had recently built their abs — Sanjay said, “They are like my younger brothers, I don’t have any competition with them, they are ahead of me and I am just following them.”
Sanjay took the personal bonhomie to a professional plane by even suggesting that the recently released Blue in which he stars himself and Salman Khan’s Main Aur Mrs. Khanna will find their respective audience and not eat into each others’ profit.
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On the day Sanjay was politeness personified and even talked of the new tattoo he is sporting on his chest, these days. Quashing all speculations about the tattoo he said, “I loved my parents very much, they were every thing for me and I have tattooed their name on my chest.”
His bag is full
Sanjay, who is trying to carve out a niche for himself in the field of politics and actively campaigned for the Samajwadi Party, has not left his fans disappointed. Even today he has his kitty full with films like Lamha with Bipasha Basu directed by Rahul Dholakia, Bond directed by Anthony D Souza, Unusual Love Story directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, Munna Bhai Chale Amerika directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Happy New Year directed by Farah Khan, Gangs Of London directed by Shamim Desai coming up one after the other over the next year or so. Dutt continues to be in demand, on screen, off screen.
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