Bollywood has seen many rags to riches stories and not just those seen on the big screen but also of actors who built their empire from nothing. Today’s story is also about one of Bollywood’s legendary stars, who, before assuming the throne of the industry, faced his fair share of highs and lows. Read on to learn more about this artist.
This actor came from Pakistan to Mumbai
This veteran star was born in the early late 1920s in West Punjab, now in Pakistan. According to Reader’s Digest, the actor was just 5 years old when he lost his civilian father to the military. However, his mother was a strong-willed and stubborn woman, and after her husband’s death, she took full responsibility for the family, the farm, and the children.Moreover, during Partition, in 1947, the aforementioned actor and his family came to India, and it was not an easy journey.
“It was terrible,” the actor said, recalling the difficult time. “In a refugee camp in Ambala, I saw people crying over a dead body while just a few meters away, a wedding was taking place,” he said. They were allotted a plot of land in Mandoli, near Ambala, as compensation for their lost property. At the time, the soon-to-be star was 18 years old and wanted to go to college. In 1949, he moved to Bombay, with only two pairs of clothes and 25 rupees.
When he was working A Bus conductor Then I moved to radio jockey
After arriving in Bombay, he took admission in Jai Hind College. He needed money to survive in the big city and support his family. Hence, he worked as a delivery captain in Bombay Electric Supply and Transport and earned Rs 100 per month. “I lived in a room with six others. It was so small that I slept on the sidewalk most nights,” he said.Things changed for him after graduation, as he began working as a radio jockey.
He interviewed many film celebrities as a radio presenter and was appreciated for his profession. Believe it or not, he met the love of his life during his radio days, but at that time, little did he know that the heroine he was interviewing would one day become his life partner. He was also recognized by director Ramesh Saija at the same time. Thus he got his first film, “Railway Platform” (1955).
Who is this actor?
This actor is none other than the late legendary star Sunil Dutt. Through films like ‘Mother India’ (1957), ‘Sadhna’ (1958), ‘Gumrah’ (1963), ‘Padosan’ (1968), and more, he established himself as one of the most loved and talented stars in the industry. There was a time when he faced downfall again and went bankrupt, but he never lost his love and enthusiasm for life and crafts. He rebuilt himself, proving that his spark had not faded. Before leaving the human world for a heavenly abode in 2005, Sunil Dutt was last seen in 2003 sharing screen space with his son Sanjay Dutt in MBBS’ Munna Bhai.
