Sanjay Dutt's childhood was just like a Bollywood film, read more here

Sanjay Dutt, or "Sanju Baba" as people lovingly call him, has come a long way in Bollywood since his debut. Yet, re is very little kwledge about his life as a child. In biography, Sanjay Dutt: Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s B Boy,  author has stated many things about Sanju Baba’s childhood. Here is what his life was like before becoming a Bollywood star.

Sanjay Dutt's childhood 

Sanjay Dutt was born to Sunil Dutt and Nargis on July 29, 1959. As a child, Sanjay was fascinated by work his far did. As Sunil Dutt used to work a lot, Sanjay’s mor took care of him most of time. He reportedly spent a lot of time at his maternal grandmor’s house, where he was treated to great luxury and comfort, a local media reported. While growing up, he was pampered and stubborn and Nargis used to give him severe punishments to control him, but Sanjay’s witty nature and love would break Nargis down and she would eventually give into Sanjus’s demands.  

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As pampered as he was growing up, Sanjay Dutt always h a big heart. He did t hesitate to give gifts to his friends and people in need. For instance, in an interview, it was said that his family went to a function in Delhi in winter, where he saw a beggar who was feeling cold, so Sanju gave his jacket to beggar to keep him warm. It has been reported in tabloids that he also used to smoke cigarettes when he was young; he would take half-finished buds his far Sunil Dutt discarded, it said.

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Sanjay Dutt's education 

Later, he was sent to a boarding school in Sanawar.  Lawrence School where he studied, he would reportedly write letters to his family from school and wait for a reply from his mor. He was just 10 when he joined school, and he used to get very homesick and break down crying, as per reports. When he came home for a holiday one time, he was asked by his far if he would like to work in a movie, and that set ball rolling and he was seen in movie Reshma Aur Shera in role of a qawwali singer.

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As per reports from local tabloids, in his school days, Sanjay Dutt was a "wild" child. He would sneak out of hostel and go to a nearby vill, to allegedly buy tharra (country liquor) and eat better food. After he gruated from school, he reportedly moved back to Mumbai and joined Elphinstone college for a degree in Arts.

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