Sunil Dutt Born in Punjabi (6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005), born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–05). Nargis Dutt (1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) born Fatima Rashid but known by her screen name, Nargis, was an Indian film actress. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema. The couple tied the knot in 1958 and Sanjay Dutt, Namrata Dutt, Priya Dutt are their children.
Reportedly, Sunil Dutt had saved Nargis’s life from a fire accident on the sets of Mother India. The couple married on 11 March 1958 and had three children together – Sanjay, Namrata, and Priya. Sanjay Dutt is a very successful film actor, while Priya Dutt a successful politician. After their marriage in 1958, Nargis gave up her film career after her last few film releases to settle down with her family. Her most famous role came in Mehboob Khan’s Oscar-nominated rural drama Mother India in 1957. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance. She made her last film appearance in the 1967 film Raat Aur Din for which she won a National Film Award for Best Actress, the first actress to win in this category. She also received a Filmfare Best Actress Award Nomination for this film.
