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[Photograph of Sunil Dutt with other individuals at the Vancouver International Airport]
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Creator: Chandra Bodalia
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Photograph of Sunil Dutt, with a group of unidentified individuals, inside the Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia.
Sunil Dutt (born June 6, 1929, Jhelum district, Pakistan – died May 25, 2005, Mumbai, India) was an Indian actor, producer, director, social activist, and politician. While he continued to act until the time of his death, he assumed other offscreen roles in the film industry and also became involved in politics and with various social issues. Dutt debuted in Hindi cinema with Railway Platform (1955), and his major success came six movies later with Mother India (1957). Dutt acted in some 100 films, produced 7, and directed 6. Also keenly interested in politics, Dutt became the sheriff of Mumbai in 1981. In 1984 he joined the Congress (I) party (so named for its descent from the Indian National Congress party and its leadership by Indira Gandhi) and was elected a member of parliament from north west Mumbai for five terms (1984, 1989, 1991 [resigned in 1993 in protest over religious violence], 1999, and 2004). He worked actively for the cause of slum dwellers. In 2004 he was appointed India's Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, a post he held until his death. In 1981, he founded the Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation in memory of his wife, Nargis, who had succumbed to cancer that year. In 1987 Dutt led a 1,250-mile (2,000-km) peace march from Mumbai to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, to pray for peace when Sikh militancy was at its height in Punjab. In 1988, to appeal for global disarmament, he went to Japan and walked from Nagasaki to Hiroshima (both cities were targets of U.S. atomic bombs during World War II). Among Dutt's many awards was the Padma Shri, which he received in 1968. He twice received the Filmfare Award for best actor, in 1964 and in 1966.
Sunil Dutt (born June 6, 1929, Jhelum district, Pakistan – died May 25, 2005, Mumbai, India) was an Indian actor, producer, director, social activist, and politician. While he continued to act until the time of his death, he assumed other offscreen roles in the film industry and also became involved in politics and with various social issues. Dutt debuted in Hindi cinema with Railway Platform (1955), and his major success came six movies later with Mother India (1957). Dutt acted in some 100 films, produced 7, and directed 6. Also keenly interested in politics, Dutt became the sheriff of Mumbai in 1981. In 1984 he joined the Congress (I) party (so named for its descent from the Indian National Congress party and its leadership by Indira Gandhi) and was elected a member of parliament from north west Mumbai for five terms (1984, 1989, 1991 [resigned in 1993 in protest over religious violence], 1999, and 2004). He worked actively for the cause of slum dwellers. In 2004 he was appointed India's Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, a post he held until his death. In 1981, he founded the Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation in memory of his wife, Nargis, who had succumbed to cancer that year. In 1987 Dutt led a 1,250-mile (2,000-km) peace march from Mumbai to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, to pray for peace when Sikh militancy was at its height in Punjab. In 1988, to appeal for global disarmament, he went to Japan and walked from Nagasaki to Hiroshima (both cities were targets of U.S. atomic bombs during World War II). Among Dutt's many awards was the Padma Shri, which he received in 1968. He twice received the Filmfare Award for best actor, in 1964 and in 1966.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sunil-Dutt
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