The Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt’s past included associations with the underworld, specifically with Abu Salem, which led to legal consequences. He was convicted for possessing illegal weapons in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, with the weapons coming from Abu Salem. Sanjay Dutt also had a meeting with Dawood Ibrahim. Furthermore, he attended a party at Dawood’s home. These details were shared by Sanjay Dutt in a past interview.
After the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, Sanjay Dutt was interrogated by the police and investigative agencies. He also spoke about his meeting with Dawood. The meeting with Dawood happened when Sanjay was working on the film ‘Yalgaar’. The meeting was arranged by actor and director Firoz Khan.
Sanjay Dutt mentioned he gave dates to Firoz Khan for ‘Yalgaar’ in December 1991. Firoz directed this movie, which also had shooting in Dubai. Then, Firoz Khan introduced Sanjay Dutt to Dawood Ibrahim. Sanjay recounted, “Firoz Khan introduced me to Dawood Ibrahim during the shooting.”
He also attended a party hosted by Dawood. During the shooting, Firoz introduced him to Dawood’s brother, Anees. Anees then started visiting the sets of ‘Yalgaar’. The actor recalled, “During the shooting, Dawood invited our entire unit for a dinner at his place. I was also at that party, along with other unit members.”
Sanjay Dutt added he met many individuals associated with the underworld at the party, including Iqbal Mirchi, Sharad Shetty, and Chota Rajan. Many Pakistani artists were also at the party, along with the ‘Yalgaar’ unit.