Actor and Congress MP Sunil Dutt died of a heart attack yesterday in his Mumbai home. Born on 6th June, 1929, in Khurd village, (now in Pakistan), Sunil Dutt and his family had to undergo the travails of Partition, to lead the life of paupers on footpaths.

Dutt “Sahib’” as he was affectionately known, was constantly on the move - be it flying to Leh to entertain the soldiers, walking from Mumbai to Amritsar for peace in Punjab, drivi0ng through South Asian countries for peace in the region, rushing to Birmingham to help Imran Khan raise funds for his cancer hospital in Lahore, or jetting to Kenya to raise funds for a hospital in Nairobi.

A mega star of Indian films, he did not make films his life. Sadhna, Sujata , Main Chup Rahungi , Yeh Raastein Hain Pyar Ke , Mujhe Jeene Do , Yaadein and B R Chopra productions Gumraah , Waqt and Humraaz helped him gain ground tremendously.

1967 was marked by a hat trick of his successful hits Meherban , Milan and Humraaz . Reshma Aur Shera , 1971 which turned out to be a damp squib. Zaakhmee , Paapi and Jaani Dushman .Thrice member of Parliament from Mumbai North-West, Dutt was the MP from Congress. That this hero of reel and real life will be known more by his exploits in the film industry and his philanthropy and zest for social work.

<I>Source: Times of India</I>