‘Did drugs for female attention, got affected when people called me Charsi’: Sanjay Dutt makes revelations

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has always been open about the controversial episodes in his life, especially his struggle with addiction and his incarcerations. In a new interview, he has revealed how difficult it was to bounce back from addiction, and how poorly he was treated after his stint in rehab.

In a chat with YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia, he said that doing drugs was the ‘cool’ thing at the time. On how he ‘bounced back’, he said, “I had to make up my mind. What happens when you’re into intense drug addiction, you become a loner. I had become like that. I was a hard nut to crack, and I was at the rehab center for two years, which is rare. I couldn’t just accept that I was a drug addict.”

However, when he experienced fun activities with other patients at the rehab centre, he realised that he had missed out on a lot. “This is what life is, why was I missing that. Ten years of my life I was in my room, or in the bathroom, and not interested in shoots. But this is what life is, and that’s how everything changed.”

Talking about how he bounced back, he said, “When I came back, people used to call me charsi. And I thought, galat hai yeh. People on the road are saying this. Kuch karna padega. So I started working out. I wanted to break though that. And then from charsi, it became a guy with swag and ‘kya body hai’.”

In 2020, the PK star announced that he is happy to come out victorious from his battle with cancer.

Sharing a note on social media, the 63-year-old Bollywood star wrote: “The last few weeks were a very difficult time for my family and me. But like they say, God gives the hardest battles to his strongest soldiers. And today, on the occasion of my kids’ birthday, I am happy to come out victorious from this battle and be able to give them the best gift I can-the health and well-being of our family.”

In his note, Dutt thanked his fans, friends and family for their “unwavering faith and support.”

It was reported that Dutt was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer.

On the work front, Sanjay will be seen next in Shamshera costarring Ranbir Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor.

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