30 years ago when Sanjay Dutt was in jail, from Shahrukh to Dilip Kumar, the whole Bollywood came to support him

In today's time, if all the big stars of Bollywood gather together under one roof, then it is discussed everywhere, the matter remains in the headlines for many days. Such an incident happened in the year 1994 when the entire fraternity of Hindi cinema gathered outside Thane jail in Mumbai. There was only one reason - to give emotional support to Sanjay Dutt.
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Date- 6th July, 1994. Place- Thane Central Jail of Maharashtra. A Bollywood actor is locked behind the prison walls. There is a crowd of people from Bollywood fraternity outside the jail. From Dilip Kumar to Shahrukh, Salman, Akshay and Saif Ali Khan, all the big and small actors working in Hindi cinema are gathered. They have posters in their hands. It is written on it- “Sanju we are with you” . That is, 'Hum Tumhare Saath Hai Sanju'. This line is on the lips of many famous actors- “He is not anti-national” .
Yes, the Sanju we are talking about here is Sanjay Dutt. And the incident mentioned above happened when Sanjay Dutt had to go to jail on charges of illegally keeping weapons in his house in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case. Even though the case was serious, even though Sanjay was accused of treason, the entire Bollywood was present outside Thane jail to give him emotional support.
How was the film industry united?
Today, i.e. 29th July is Sanju's birthday. He has turned 65 years old. So far, he has acted in more than 180 films. However, his Bollywood friends have also played a role in his reaching the heights he is in. Those friends who stood by him in his bad times. Today, on the occasion of his birthday, let's talk about how the entire industry came together.
The story begins on 12 March 1993, it was a Friday. The bomb blast in Mumbai shook the whole country. 257 people died. Around 1000 people were injured. 7 days after the blast, i.e. on 19 July, Sanjay Dutt's name comes up in this case. The police arrest him on charges of keeping illegal weapons in his house given by Abu Salem, one of the gangsters responsible for the Mumbai bomb blasts. During interrogation, he tells that he kept the weapons for the safety of his family. After staying in jail for several days, he is released on bail on 5 May.
Meetings are held, posters are printed
A full year later, on 4 May 1994, his bail is cancelled. He is arrested again and sent to judicial custody. He is booked under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). The news of Sanju going to jail spreads throughout the film industry. All the artists stop their work right there. The actors who were out of town immediately return to Mumbai. All the artists gather under one roof. A meeting is held. Thousands of posters are printed with the text 'Sanju hum tumhare saath hain'. Then on 6 May, all the stars gather outside the Thane jail. It is said that it was the only such big scene when a large number of Bollywood stars gathered together.
What did the Bollywood stars say?
Shahrukh, who had started his film career a few years ago, is also present there. He says about Sanju on camera- “I just hope that he is fine from inside. He is a very good man.” Asha Parekh says, “He is not anti-national. He is the son of a very good man.” Amrish Puri says- “We are people with positive thinking, we are a little confident, with our prayers things will go in the right direction, everything will be fine.” The crowd included many big names including Raza Murad, Randhir Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Dilip Kumar, Anupam Kher. Salman, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar were supporting Sanjay Dutt with posters in their hands.
However, on 16 October 1995, Sanjay came out on bail again. In December of the same year, he had to go behind the bars again. The hearing on his case continues. In 2006, he was freed from TADA Act, but he was found guilty under Arms Act and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. However, later the sentence was reduced to five years.