Actor Sanjay Dutt announces break from work for medical treatment

Actor Sanjay Dutt on Tuesday, announced that he
is taking a short break from work to focus on some medical
treatment and urged his well wishers to not speculate.

Dutt revealed the news on Twitter. He wrote, “My
family and friends are with me and I urge my well wishers not to worry or
unnecessarily speculate.”

The 61-year-old actor, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital
over the weekend after complaining of breathlessness, was discharged from the
medical facility on Monday.

He had clarified on Twitter that his COVID-19 reports were
negative then.

Putting out a statement on Twitter, Sanjay said with people’s
love and support, he would be “back soon”.

The actor’s statement comes amid the speculation around the
reason for his hospitalisation.

Sanjay is the eldest child of late Bollywood stars Nargis and
Sunil Dutt. He has two sisters — Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt. He is married to
Maanayata Dutt with whom he has two children, a son and a daughter.

He also has a daughter Trishala Dutt from his first marriage to
Richa Sharma. She died of brain tumour in 1996.

On the work front, Sanjay is currently awaiting the release of
“Sadak 2” and “Bhuj: The Pride of India”, which will
premiere on Disney+Hotstar. He will also star in the second installment of
“KGF” and “Shamshera”, alongside Ranbir Kapoor.

In 2019, the
actor had featured in three movies — Ashutosh Gowariker’s period drama
“Panipat”, Karan Johar-produced “Kalank” and political
drama “Prassthanam”.