Sunil Dutt

Balraj Raghunath Dutt, publicly known as Sunil Dutt, was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was the recipient of three Filmfare Awards, including two for Best Actor. Regarded as one of the most successful and finest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Dutt was known for his unique style and delivering impactful messages through his films.

In 1968, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929, in Nakka Khurd in the Jhelum District of the Punjab Province of British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan ) into a Punjabi Hindu family. His birth name was Balraj Dutt, and he was born to father Diwan Raghunath Dutt and mother Kulwanti Devi Dutt. Dutt belonged to a Hussaini Brahmin landlord family.

Dutt had a younger brother, Som Dutt, and a younger sister, Raj Rani Bali. Dutt's father died when he was five years old. Dutt was 18, when the Partition of India took place, and it began inciting Hindu - Muslim violence across the country. A Muslim friend of Dutt's father named Yakub saved their entire family, and helped them safely relocate to India.