Updated On: 29 July, 2021 10:35 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sanjay Dutt has been acting for four decades, but has shone the most when he displayed shades of grey. Be it ‘Naam’ or ‘Vaastav’ or ‘Khalnayak’, the man pulls off villainy like few others can

Sanjay Gagnani Picture Courtesy: Pallav Paliwal
Sanjay Dutt, who turns 62 today, made his Bollywood debut with father Sunil Dutt`s directorial ‘Rocky` in 1981 as the eponymous character. Merely 22 at the time of the release, the actor was expectedly naive and raw, at least on the screen. Just like many other actors, Dutt discovered himself as an actor with Mahesh Bhatt`s moving drama ‘Naam` in 1986.
The film was about a man who relocates to an alien land and gets sucked into the world of crime. Torn between his family and his profession, the actor showed impressive restraint competently captured by the once-a-resounding filmmaker. Standing in the same frame as the then-sensation Kumar Gaurav must not have been easy. But the world saw the actor over the star.