FAMILY STATEMENT

His wife, Maanayata Dutt, on Wednesday released a statement, which again, didn’t say anything about the actor’s ailment. “I thank everyone who has expressed their well wishes for Sanju’s speedy recovery... However, it is my heartfelt request to Sanju’s fans to not fall prey to speculations and unwarranted rumours...,” it said. Maanayata and the couple’s two kids, Shehraan and Iqra, were stuck in Dubai due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown. But a source close to Dutt said they reached Mumbai on Tuesday. co-star in his upcoming release Sadak 2, also shared the film’s trailer on Twitter, dedicating it to him, “Sanju.. This one’s for you!” Raveena Tandon, his KGF 2 co-star, put out a cryptic tweet: “Can this year just f-in stop!”. Urmila Matondkar, who worked with Dutt in films such as Daud and Khoobsurat (both 1997), shared a picture of them together, and tweeted: “Such an upsetting n horrible news...that @duttsanjay has been diagnosed of lung cancer.. #Getwellsoon”. lockdown were Torbaaz with Nargis Fakhri, Shamshera with Ranbir Kapoor, Bhuj: The Pride of India, and Prithviraj with Akshay Kumar. His first look from KGF 2, his Kannada debut, whose shoot is expected to resume, was launched on his birthday, July 29.

His last release before theatres shut was Panipat (2019), costarring Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon.