Sanjay Dutt’s campaigning puts his films on hold

Sanjay Dutt is currently involved in his first political campaign for the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow with wife Maanyata in tow. But what this means is that the actor’s film commitments have come to a hold. Dutt has left the filming for Lamhaa and Luck mid way.

“We were aware that Sanjay Dutt is contesting elections from Lucknow and so he had to leave from Srinagar. As a result we have had to halt the filming for a while. The next schedule is not yet finalized. In the next two days Bunty Walia will be speaking with Sanjay Dutt and getting his dates for Lamhaa,” says the film’s official spokesperson.

Not only Lamhaa, but Dutt’s films like Luck and Blue are also stuck mid way.

Sanjay’s Luck director Soham Shah says, “The filming of Luck, especially his scenes, are remaining. He is taking a keen interest both in politics and his films. Next week we are going to be in Cape Town for Luck and hopefully he will be joining us.”

Sanjay Dutt confirmed on Friday that he would be running from Lucknow for the Samajwadi Party. Dutt’s sister Priya Dutt, however, is a part of Congress and this is believed to have led to a rift within the family.

A couple of days back Priya Dutt had openly shown her disgust following Amar Singh’s announcement that her brother, actor Sanjay Dutt, would be running for the Lok Sabha elections from the Samajwadi Party, a statement from Dutt’s camp was eagerly awaited. And this was what Sanju had to say after Priya had reportedly said that she was thankful her “father wasn’t alive to see this day.”

But Dutt in return had said that he had forgiven his elder sister. “She may have said what she did in anger. But I don’t hold anything against her. I still love her,” said Dutt.