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Dutt made his Bollywood film debut with the box-office super hit Rocky in 1981. Dutt then went on to star in Vidhaata, the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1982, along with film veterans Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor and Sanjeev Kumar. He also starred in movies like Main Awara Hoon (1983). In 1985, he shot Jaan Ki Baazi, his first film in two years.[13]

Bombay (now Mumbai) suffered a series of serial bombings in 1993. Dutt was among several people associated with Bollywood who were accused of involvement. It was alleged that Dutt accepted delivery of weapons at his house from Abu Salem and co-accused Riyaz Siddiqui, who had also been implicated in relation to the Mumbai blasts.[22] It was claimed that the weapons formed a part of a large consignment of arms connected to the terrorists.[23] Dutt, however, in his confession stated that he took only one Type-56 from the producers of his movie Sanam, for his own family protection.[24] It has also been reported that Sanjay Dutt's father Sunil Dutt's political rivalry caused Sanjay Dutt's conviction.[25] Dutt's first film after his 1993 arrest was Daud (1997). It did average business at the box office despite getting a lot of publicity.[26] This was followed by Dushman which did well financially.[27]

The sequel of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Lage Raho Munna Bhai was released on 1 September 2006, for which Dutt received a number of awards, along with an award from the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his work in the Munna Bhai series.[33] NDTV India counted the character Munna Bhai as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood.[34] Later Dutt starred in movies like Dhamaal (2007), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), All the Best (2009), Double Dhamaal (2011), Son of Sardaar (2012) Agneepath (2012) and PK.[35]

In January 2008, the Indian film Institute Filmfare listed 12 films featuring Dutt in its list of the top 100 highest-grossing movies of all time. In its May 2013 edition "100 years of Indian cinema", Filmfare listed three films featuring Dutt in its top 20 list of highest-grossing Hindi films of all time, adjusted for inflation these films were Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Khalnayak and Saajan.[36]

Vidhu Vinod Chopra on 29 September 2016 announced that the third part of Munna Bhai series, starring Dutt in the title role, would begin soon.[37] In 2017, Dutt appeared as the lead in Bhoomi, directed by Omung Kumar.[38] In 2018, he starred in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3.[39][40] In 2018, it was also announced that Dutt would feature alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor in Shamshera, which will release on 22 July 2022.[41] On 29 June 2018, his biopic Sanju released in which he made a special appearance.[42] Dutt appeared alongside Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur in Sadak 2 in 2019.[43] The film was universally panned and some claimed it to be one of the worst films in Dutt's career. In 2019, he joined the cast of historical film Bhuj: The Pride of India, which featured an ensemble cast consisting of Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha and Nora Fatehi.[44] He was seen in the film Prassthanam on 20 September 2019.[45]Dutt played Adheera, the main antagonist in K.G.F: Chapter 2, the sequel to the blockbuster Kannada film, K.G.F: Chapter 1, marking his debut in Kannada cinema. The movie, as of June 2022, is the third highest grossing Indian film. Dutt also appeared in Toolsidas Junior, a sports drama and Samrat Prithviraj, alongside Akshay Kumar in the latter. His upcoming films include The Good Maharaja and Ghudchadi, where he will reunite with Raveena Tandon in the latter. Dutt will also be playing a key role in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Leo, alongside Vijay, which will mark his debut in Tamil cinema.

Bombay suffered a series of serial bombings in 1993. Dutt was among several people associated with Bollywood who were accused of involvement. It was alleged that Dutt accepted a delivery of weapons at his house from Abu Salem and co-accused Riyaz Siddiqui, who had also been implicated in relation to the Bombay blasts.[22] It was claimed that the weapons formed a part of a large consignment of arms connected to the terrorists.[23] Dutt, however, in his confession stated that he took only one Type-56 from the producers of his movie Sanam, for his own family protection.[24] It has also been reported that Sanjay Dutt's father Sunil Dutt's political rivalry caused Sanjay Dutt's conviction.[25] 2b1af7f3a8