Sanjay Dutt, well, all the Millenials must be aware of this personality, the walking era of Indian Cinema. Though we know Sanjay Dutt through different tragedies in his life as well his movies are something, which gave new life and definition to the cinema.
While researching his movies, I came across the fact that he always chose different stories and plots, that's what made him stand out in the whole fraternity of Bollywood.
Sometimes we crave something retro yet new, Sanjay Dutt's movies are the best satisfaction for this kind of craving.
Sanjay Dutt has done so many blockbusters, flop hits, and superhit movies throughout his career, but here I am with something, which I thought is some standout work for him.
So, here let's get into some of the brilliant yet different movies of Sanjay Dutt:
1. Rocky
Rocky, the break given by Sanjay Dutt's father to him, Sunil Dutt. Rocky was released in 1981 and was the debut of Sanjay Dutt as an actor.
The story revolves around the main character, Rocky, who has grown up without any knowledge of his real parents and identity. The movie is all about how Rocky comes to know about his real identity and how tables turn around and rocky avenges his father's death.
Some evergreen songs of this movie are Kya Yahi Pyaar hai sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, Aa Dekhen Zara sung by Kishore Kumar, and Asha Bhosle.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Dutt, Tina Munim, Shakti Kapoor, Reena Roy
IMDb: 6.6/10
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2. Khatarnaak
Khatarnaak is a 1990 released movie directed by Bharat Rangachary.
This story is all about the gangster Sunny Alias, who kills people as his profession and takes orders from his master, because of which he ends up in jail and there he meets with Sangeeta Joshi, and gradually falls in love with her only to find out she has some relations with his allies.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Farah Naaz, Anita Raj, Govinda, Anupam Kher
IMDb: 5.4/10
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3. Sadak
Sadak is a 1991 blockbuster the year directed by Mahesh Bhatt. This movie was the highest-grossing movie of 1991.
The story revolves around the four characters i.e. Ravi, Pooja, Gotya, and Chanda. Ravi and Gotya are friends, story is all about how they find their love in a brothel and how they have to suffer to achieve that love.
Maharani, a transgender, owner of the brothel is the villain here. The movie is all about the brawl between Maharani and the four main characters of the movie.
Some famous songs from this movie are, Tumhe Apna Banane ki Kasam khaayi hai sung by Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal, Jab jab Pyaar pe para Hua hai sung by Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, Neelima Azeem, Deepak Tijori, Soni Razdan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar
IMDb: 6.4/10
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4. Saajan
Saajan is a romantic film released in 1991, directed by Lawrence D'Souza.
The story revolves around two characters, Aman and Akash. Aman is the adopted son of a businessman, Rajiv Verma. While growing up Aman and Akash's bond grows stronger. The story is basically about how both find their love in a single girl and how one sacrifices his love for another.
Some songs of this movie on which people still vibe around are, Mera Dil bhi kitna pagal hai sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik, Bahut Pyar karte hain tumko sanam sung by Anuradha Paudwal and S.P. Balasubramaniam, Dekha hai pehli baar sung by S.P. Balasubramaniam and Alka Yagnik, Tmse Milne ki tamanna hai sung by S.P. Balasubramaniam and the list goes on.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit
IMDb: 7.2/10
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5. Khalnayak
Khalnayak, as the name suggests is a crime action thriller movie of 1993 directed by Subhash Ghai.
The story revolves around the main character Balram (Ballu), who is a gangster and a killer, who ends up in the custody of the Police, where Inspector Ram empathizes with him and tries to extract the information about his master Roshan Da. In the process, Ballu escapes from jail when Ram went to meet his girlfriend, Ganga, and here all the tables turn around and the movie goes on with the reconciliation of personal image, finding the good in Ballu, and unleashing of many truths, the story consists of many angles and turns.
Some of the famous songs of the era has given in this movie, namely, Paalki me hoke sawar, Aaja Sajan Aaja, and Choli ke peeche kya hai, sung by Alka Yagnik.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff
IMDb: 7.1/10
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6. Agneepath
Agneepath, an extreme and full of terror, 2012 released Hindi movie, directed by Karan Malhotra. It is a remake of 1990, Agneepath.
The story revolves around the main character Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, who, in childhood witnessed his father's murder by Kancha, the villain of the movie. So, the story is all about the Vijay avenging his father and lover's murder.
Some popular songs in the movie are Chikni Chameli sung by Shreya Ghoshal, Gun Gun Guna sung by Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan, and Abhi Mujhme Kahi sung by Sonu Nigam.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Hritik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra
IMDb: 6.9/10
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7. Munna Bhai MBBS
Munna Bhai MBBS, a superhit of 2003, had broken all the records of success, directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
The story revolves around the leader of an extortion racket, how he manages to keep his parents believing that he is a doctor and how his parents come to know about the reality, and a heart full of disappointment and sadness, they leave for their village.
Now, the story takes turns how Munna takes admission to Medical college and comes up with the new idea of treating patients and in all this, his friend circuit helps him.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh, Boman Irani
IMDb: 8.1/10
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8. Dhamaal
Dhamaal, as the name suggests, is completely a dhamaal, a treat to the people who are looking for a flash of mood lightning, an entertaining movie. The movie was released in 2007 and directed by Indra Kumar.
The plot revolves around four friends who are desperate to earn money but not getting any opportunity, story is all about how they suffer from different situations to earn money while facing different scenarios. Sanjay Dutt is playing the role of Police Inspector here, who is desperate for his promotion.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, Ashish Chaudhary
IMDb: 7.4/10
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9. Parineeta
Parineeta, as the name is referring, tale about some historical event or mostly a woman. Parineeta is a romantic Hindi film directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
This story revolves around three people, how two of them are in love and how their immediate family became their ally and the third person takes entry between them.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan
IMDb: 7.2/10
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10. Mission Kashmir
This is an epic piece of the story, which we can't resist watching. Mission Kashmir is an action movie with the add-on of nationalism and romance.
The movie was released in the year 2000 and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
The story revolves around the child whose family was attacked by terrorists in his childhood only and how he has grown up with the ultimate goal to avenge the death of his family members, while he falls in love also. So, the story is all about the events which take place in between.
The movie has so many popular songs, like, Bhumbro, Chupke Se Sun, and many more.
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Hritik Roshan, Preity Zinta
IMDb: 6.6/10
OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video, Youtube, Netflix
So, the list goes on like this, but here we have come to an end.
Hopefully, this little research of mine would introduce you to some of the epic works of Sanjay Dutt, which I wasn't aware of.
Grab some popcorn, sit back and relax with these retroes yet relatable epic works of one of our epic, and most talented icon of India.
Happy Watching!