Sanjay Gupta commissioning biography on friend Sanjay Dutt

The eventful life of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be encapsulated in a three-volume biography being commissioned by close friend and filmmaker Sanjay Gupta. Gupta is bringing out the biography as his tribute to the actor. To be penned by journalist and author Neelesh Mishra, work on the biography is expected to start in August.

"I don't think Sanju's (Sanjay Dutt's) life can be encapsulated in one book. His life isn't only exceptionally eventful, but also very inspiring," Gupta told IANS.

"We've decided to divide Sanju's story into three volumes. The first volume takes us to the period when he went into rehabilitation for drugs. The second volume goes through his marriage with Richa Sharma, the divorce and her tragic death. In the final volume we'll go through Sanju's court procedure, probation and beyond."

"This would be Sanju's no-holds-barred story," he said.

Dutt would be personally sitting with the writer sharing his darkest fears and thoughts.

Author Mishra, also a lyricist said: "Sanjay Dutt's life is an amazing story. It mirrors the sunshine and darkness of Bollywood itself. I see it as a very challenging international project, far more difficult than the three books I've written so far. Hope I do justice to it."

Gupta said he would bring out two other books - on the making of his next autobiographical film "Alibaug" and the screenplays of his short story features in "Dus Kahaniya".

Indo-Asian News Service