Manyata Dutt
Maanayata Dutt | |
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 Maanayata at her birthday bash in 2017 | |
| Born | Dilnawaz Sheikh 22 July 1978 |
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| Organization | Sanjay Dutt Productions (CEO) |
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| Children | 2 |
Maanayata Dutt (née Dilnawaz Sheikh; born 22 July 1978) is an Indian entrepreneur, former actress and the current CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions. She married Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in 2008.[1] She is best known for her item number in Prakash Jha's 2003 film Gangaajal.[1][2][3]
Personal life
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Maanayata Dutt was born into a Muslim business family as Dilnawaz Sheikh[4] on 22 July 1978;[1] in Mumbai.[3] She was raised in Dubai.[3] She was known as Sara Khan in the film industry.[1] After her launch in Kamaal Rashid Khan's Deshdrohi in 2008, she was given the screen name "Manyata", by Jha,[1] but her aspirations to become a star ended when her father died, leaving the responsibility of the family business on her.
Maanayata married Sanjay Dutt on 7 February 2008 in a private wedding in Goa.[5] She converted to Hinduism through Arya Samaj rites to validate the marriage before court.[6] Two years later, she became the mother of twins, a boy named Shahraan and a girl named Iqra on 21 October 2010.[7][8]
Career
[edit | edit source]Prior to her marriage and before she met Dutt, Maanayata worked in Hindi films, such as Lovers Like Us, opposite actor Nimit Vaishnav.[9] The rights of the film were later purchased by Sanjay Dutt for Rs. 20 lakh.[9]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]In the biographical film Sanju, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, which has been released on 29 June 2018, based on the life of Sanjay Dutt, her part has been portrayed by the actress Dia Mirza, while Ranbir Kapoor has portrayed the title role.[citation needed]
References
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External links
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- Manyata Dutt at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Manyata Dutt at Bollywood HungamaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Actresses from Mumbai
- Businesswomen from Maharashtra
- People named in the Paradise Papers
- Sanjay Dutt
- Converts to Hinduism from Sunni Islam
- Indian former Sunni Muslims
- Indian Hindus
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- 21st-century Indian businesswomen
- 21st-century Indian businesspeople