Sanjay Dutt does a ‘Munnabhai’ at Lucknow rally

April 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been issued a show cause notice for allegedly making disparaging remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during an election rally, an official said. 'The show cause notice against Sanjay Dutt was issued this morning for making derogatory comments against the chief minister at a rally,' Vipin Kumar, the sub-divisional magistrate of Pratapgarh district, told IANS over telephone.

April 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - For once his Munnabhai remarks have landed Samajwadi Party general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt in trouble. He was Saturday booked for offering to give Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati a 'jaadu ki jhappi' and a 'pappi' during an election rally.

April 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was Saturday booked for allegedly making disparaging remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during an election rally in Pratapgarh district, police said. 'Sanjay Dutt was booked under Section 294 (obscene acts and songs) of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) this afternoon,' police inspector M.K.

March 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Saturday said it would not field a candidate against Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt if he contested from Lucknow. 'If Sanjay Dutt contests from Lucknow, we will not put up a candidate against him,' Digvijay Singh, Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, told reporters here in response to a question.

March 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sanjay Dutt took some time out from campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in Lucknow to fly to Mumbai and shoot a song for Soham Shah's 'Luck'. Taking a short break from shooting the song Dutt said: 'This is a commitment I had to fulfil.

March 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Sanjay Dutt is yet to get the green signal from the Supreme Court to contest the Lok Sabha elections, but many of his friends in Bollywood have already volunteered to campaign for him. Among the leading stars who have already put a sizeable chunk of their time aside to follow Dutt on his campaign trail in Lucknow are Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi and director David Dhawan.

March 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt Monday asked students not to cheat in examinations - like his character in 'Munnabhai M.B.B.S' - as he donned the role of a teacher during a visit to a local college in Lucknow. Taking a 'class' at the National College, Dutt called on the students not to use unfair means in examinations as 'Munnabhai' resorted to in the film.

March 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Lucknow Sanjay Dutt on Sunday delivered his first political speech and promised to work for the betterment of the city. "I am with you.

March 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Countering the charge of being an outsider in Lucknow, Bollywood star and Samajwadi Party candidate Sanjay Dutt Sunday said he has his roots in this city. Dutt was upset when mediapersons told him that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Lalji Tandon had called him an outsider.

March 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Large crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, as he campaigned in the Uttar Pradesh capital Sunday. The lawns at the Lal Baradari, where Dutt, accompanied by SP general secretary Amar Singh, arrived to attend a Holi Milan function were jam-packed and the roads surrounding the area were filled with people trying to catch a glimpse of Munnabhai.

February 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood star and Samajwadi Party's candidate-to-be from Lucknow Sanjay Dutt kicked off his poll campaign here Wednesday with hundreds of his fans thronging the city streets to catch a glimpse of the man they call 'Munnabhai'. Accompanied by wife Manyata and Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, Sanjay straightaway went to meet a family in the Jopling Road locality with whom his father Sunil Dutt stayed while he worked as an anchor with the All India Radio (AIR).

January 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Amidst beating of drums, blowing of trumpets and slogans of 'Munnabhai jeetega' filling the air, Bollywood star and Samajwadi Party's Lok Sabha election candidate Sanjay Dutt arrived here Saturday to a rousing welcome. Thousands of people, including party activists and the actor's fans, jostled for space to catch a glimpse of Dutt, who arrived at the Samajwadi Party office on the Vikramaditya Marg after a roadshow.

January 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who has decided to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections as a Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow, Saturday visited the city, winning over crowds as he promised to practise 'Gandhigiri'. A bearded Dutt, sporting whike kurta-pyjama and black jacket, was flanked by his wife Manyata and party activists at the rally organised by the Samajwadi Party.

January 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A day after declaring that he would stand for the Lok Sabha elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket, actor Sanjay Dutt had the crowds cheering wildly as he promised to practise 'Gandhigiri' and give them 'jadu ki jhappi' (magical embrace) at a party rally in this Uttar Pradesh capital Saturday. A bearded Dutt, the Samajwadi Party candidate for the prestigious Lucknow seat, was flanked by his wife Manyata and party activists at the rally.

January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is not qualified to contest the Lok Sabha elections, his wife Manyata could be the Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow in his place, party general secretary Amar Singh said here Saturday. 'If Sanjay Dutt is unable to contest the polls, we will request the Dutt family to allow (his wife) Manyata to fight from Lucknow,' Amar Singh told reporters here.