Mumbai, June 15: Sanjay Dutt talks about the ill health of his political mentor, Amar Singh
Although Sanjay Dutt is physically present in Goa, where he is shooting for Ajay Devgan’s home production, All The Best, his heart is with his political mentor Amar Singh, who’s in Singapore for a kidney transplant.
Commenting on the politician’s frail health, Sanjay said, “No doubt he is seriously ill but Amar Singhji is a tiger, a man of steel. I’ve been with him for two years. I could see that he wasn’t keeping well during the election campaign and I’d tell him to rest but he wouldn’t listen. Even while his potassium level was going crazy, he was working. The gruelling hours he put in for the election was an inspiration for me.”
Sanjay is worried about Amar Singh but he is also confident that he’ll soon be back on his feet. “He is a survivor, just like me. He’ll bounce back. He is the older brother I never had. As his sibling, I’m committed to being by his side whenever he needs me. As of now, I speak to him every day. He’s in capable hands in Singapore. He’ll walk again. He has friends like the Bachchans, Anil (Ambani) and me to make sure he does,” said Sanjay.
Meanwhile, the actor is trying to regain his foothold in the film industry. “Amar Singhji has told me that my priority has to be films and that he would get very upset if I put politics above films. He knows whatever crowds I gathered during the campaign were because of cinema. He says he’ll never take me away from films. I’ve always been an actor and always will be one but being the General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party is a huge responsibility,”
said Sanjay.
One thing Sanjay is very clear about is that he’s not in Bollywood to be part of the rat race. “I’m not in the numbers game. I’m happy being who and what I am. I’m doing some good work. The only cloud in my life is the court case. I’ve been friends with Amar Singhji from the time my legal troubles started. They’re still not over. I just want it to end. I want to be free. I want to travel the world as a free man. I don’t want to be treated like a convict at airports. I don’t want to be denied visas to countries. However, it’s a huge relief that the legal pressure has lessened. In the last two months, when I campaigned with Amar Singhji, I saw tremendous love and respect all over India. That renewed my faith. I will be given justice,” he concluded on a positive note.
—–Agencies