Shri Sunil Dutt

About Shri Sunil Dutt

Shri Sunil Dutt was born on Jun 6, 1929 12:00:00 AM in Vill. Khurd, Distt. Jhelum (now in Pakistan). Shri Sunil Dutt's mother's name is Late Smt. Kulwantidevi Dutt Shri Sunil Dutt is married to Late Smt. Nargis Dutt since Mar 11, 1958 12:00:00 AM. Shri Sunil Dutt's has 2 daughters and 1 son. Entertained Indian Army Jawans after conflicts with China (1962) and Pakistan (1965 and 1971) by organising Ajanta Arts Welfare Troupe (with blessings from Pt. Nehru) and visiting various sectors where Indian Army Jawans were wounded in action; led a cultural delegation of eminent artists to Bangladesh (1971) to entertain Indian Army and Mukti Bahini; made a film, Dard Ka Rishta on cancer and its cure and donated its profit to Tata Memorial Hospital and offered the film free to Pakistan and Bangladesh for raising funds for cancer treatment; brought drugs from U.S.A. for India’s first bone marrow transplant operation at Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital; collected and handed over to Chief Minister, Rs. 42,00,000 for the earthquake victims of Maharashtra and personally visited and provided blankets and utensils to victims in Latur and Osmanabad; persuaded Indo-Pak Cultural Society, Southall, U.K. to contribute generously for Bihar Relief Fund and brought and presented to the then Prime Minister Smt. Gandhi a cheque of 5000 pounds in 1967; established the Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation in U.S.A., U.K., Canada, Germany and Holland and with the help of this fund, supplied medical equipments worth 3 million U.S. dollars to different charitable hospitals in the country for treatment of cancer; organised a rally in 1985 for providing basic amenities to the people living in slums; made a personal contribution of Rs. 1,00,000 during the Chinese aggression to the then Defence Minister, Shri Y.B. Chavan; organised a few international conferences on drug abuse; visited different parts of the country to promote AIDS awareness; visited Bhagalpur after communal riots there; conducted relief work and arranged relay hunger strike of Artistes and Technicians of film industry for peace in Mumbai after 1992-93 riots and resigned as a Member of Parliament in protest against the riots; helped Mr. Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricketer in raising 1,00,000 pounds for building a cancer hospital in his mother’s name through a fund raising dinner, at Birmingham, U.K.; led a cultural delegation to the Soviet Union consisting of eminent artists in 1967 to perform at Soviet Union’s celebrations of India’s Twentieth year of Independence; organised a show under the guidance of Begum Abida Ahmed for the Ghalib Centenary Celebrations at National Stadium, New Delhi and arranged gatherings and Mushairas of Indian poets in U.K. for Ghalib Centenary Celebrations; helped Shri Nitindra Narayan Roy to swim the English Channel; helped an ailing poor boy for a heart operation performed in the U.S.A. Hobbies include Reading. Horse riding, jogging and yoga. Visited countries include Widely travelled. Educated up to Graduate. B.A. (Hons.) in History Educated at Jai Hind College, Mumbai (Maharashtra). Represents Mumbai-North-West constituency. Member of Indian National Congress party. Main profession is Film Artist. Also works as Agriculturist, Social Worker, Fim Producer. Work address: 2, Tughlak Road, New Delhi - 110 011. Work phone: Tels. (011) 23782351, 9868180256 (M).