Sanjay Dutt confirms cancer diagnosis

MUMBAI: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt ( pic), whose life has been so colourful and tragic that it became the subject of a biopic, confirmed he has cancer following weeks of media speculation.

“This is a recent scar of my life, but I’ll beat it. I’ll be out of this cancer soon,” 61-year-old Dutt said, pointing to a scar running from his left eyebrow across the side of his head in an Instagram video posted by Bollywood hairstylist Aalim Hakim late Wednesday.

Dutt also confirmed he would start shooting his next movie K.G.F: Chapter 2 in November.

In August, Dutt had issued a statement on social media saying he was “taking a short break for some medical treatment”.

The Hindi-language actor, nicknamed “Deadly Dutt”, served time in prison for possessing guns supplied by gangsters responsible for bombings in Mumbai in 1993 and has also battled drug addiction.

The star was also struggled with substance abuse, including heroin and cocaine.