The professional and personal life of Sanjay Dutt is all set to be showcased on the silver screen by Ranbir Kapoor. In the upcoming films Sanju and there’s a great expectation on the biopic as the teaser and trailer won the public hearts. Sanjay Dutt had a lot of ups and downs throughout his personal life and career but still came out stronger than ever whenever critics wrote him off. He delivered super hit films – be it comedy, drama, gangster, and romance, he did it all.
Below are Sanjay Dutt’s 5 best movies of all time and if you’ve watched 5 films you already know wide down that he’s an actor who is disposable and will always bounce back with a bang.
Top 5 best movies of Sanjay Dutt
[1] Khal Nayak {1993}
Cast– Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Jackie shroff
Director– Subhash Ghai
Khal Nayak was a great movie and brought Sanjay Dutt back to stardom in 1993. He was bad, mean, and a Gunda, but still the public loved his character and persona in the movie. He takes the role with so much ease and one could actually feel his anger and horror as the audience connected with his role in an instant. The song Nayak Nahi Khal Nayak Hoon main’ was a massive hit and is played on many radio stations even now.
[2] Munna Bhai M.B.B.S {2003}
Cast– Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh
Director – Rajkumar Hirani
Before Munna bhai MBBS Released, Sanjay Dutt was considered as a bad, but this film changed his whole persona. Public shared his bad photos and embraced his positive image as the movie was all about love and hope. Munna bhai changed Sanjay Dutt, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani for the good life.
[3] Vaastav {1993}
Cast – Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal, Namrata Shirodhkar
Director – Mahesh Manjrekar
Sanjay Dutt Vaastav was all the excitement when it hit in film theatre in 1999, and the gangster drama ended up minting a lot of money at the box office. His acting was so awesome, that one could really believe that Sanjay Dutt is a Gunda without a doubt! Not to forget his most famous dialogue which he says to his mother in film “Pachas tola pachaas tola, Kitna pachas tola and goes on a crazy laughter.
[4] Dhamaal {2007}
Cast – Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Ashish Chaudhary, Javed Jaffrey
Director – Indra Kumar
Sanjay Dutt’s most famous comedy film was Dhamaal and it tickled the public’s funny bone. It was so funny, that people found it tough to sit in the film theatre without laughing on the top of their voices. Specially the scene where Javeed Jafferi and Arshad Warsi take a lift and the driver in question to introduce himself as “Muthu swamy Iyer” and continuous saying his continued full name until they reach the stations was really something.
[5] Hathyar {2002}
Cast – Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty, Shakti Kapoor
Director– Mahesh Manjrekar
Shilpa Shetty and Sanjay Dutt starrer Hathyar was the sequel to Vaastav, and the movie started where Vaastav ended. Dutt played the role of Vaastav Raghu bhai bereaved as Rohit. This movie ended up being a commercial benefit at the box office and was directed by the man himself.
