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Look up media in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Media may refer to:

Communications[link]

• Media (communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data
  • Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
  • Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass electronic communication networks
  • Digital media, electronic media used to store, transmit, and receive digitized information
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  • Hypermedia, media with hyperlinks
  • Mass media, all means of mass communications
  • Multimedia, communications that incorporate multiple forms of information content and processing
  • New media, a broad term encompassing the amalgamation of traditional media with the interactive power of computer and communications technology
  • News media, mass media focused on communicating news
  • News media (United States), the news media of the United States of America
  • Print media, communications delivered via paper or canvas
  • Published media, any media made available to the public
  • Recording media, devices used to store information
  • Social media, media disseminated through social interaction
  • MEDIA Programme, a European Union initiative to support the European audiovisual sector

Computing[link]

• Media (computer), used in computer data storage devices
• Media player (application software), a piece of software designed to play audio and videos

Fine art[link]

• Media (arts), materials and techniques used by an artist to produce a work

History[link]

• Median Empire, an ancient Iranian kingdom of the Medians (Medes) in north-western Iran

Life sciences[link]

• Growth medium, objects in which microorganisms or cells can experience growth
• Media filter, a filter consisting of several different filter materials
• Tunica media, the middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel
• A group of insect wing veins in the Comstock-Needham system

Places[link]

• Media, Illinois
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Music[link]

• Media (album), the 1998 album by The Faint

Mythology[link]

• Medea, the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis in Greek mythology

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Look up conference in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic.

• Academic conference, in science and academia, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities.
• Business conference, organized to discuss business-related matters
• Conference call, in telecommunications, a "multi-party call"
• Conference hall, room where conferences are held
• News conference, an announcement to the press (print, radio, television) with the expectation of questions, about the announced matter, following.
• Parent-teacher conference, a meeting with a child's teacher to discuss grades and school performance.
• Peace conference, a diplomatic meeting to end conflict.
• Settlement conference, a meeting between the plaintiff and the respondent in lawsuit, wherein they try to settle their dispute without proceeding to trial
• Trade conference, or trade fair, organized like a business conference but with wider participation and providing the opportunity for business people and the general public alike to network and learn more about topics of interest through workshops, viewing whitepaper presentations, and meeting vendors of similar or related services.
• Unconference

'''Conference''' may also refer to:

Sports[link]

• American Football Conference and National Football Conference, two halves of NFL, a professional American football league
• Athletic conference, a competitive grouping of teams, often geographical
• Football Conference, an English football league
• The distinct competitions, currently three, within each season of the Philippine Basketball Association

Other uses[link]

• One European pear cultivar is named 'Conference'

See also[link]

• American Conference (disambiguation)
• Convention (disambiguation)
• General assembly (disambiguation)
• List of World War II conferences
• National Conference
• Summit (meeting)
• Symposium

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Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb in 1973
Background information
Birth name	Barry Alan Crompton Gibb
Born	(1946-09-01) 1 September 1946 (age 65) Douglas, Isle of Man
Origin	Brisbane, Australia
Genres	Pop, rock, soft rock, adult contemporary, blue-eyed soul, disco, funk, country
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Polydor, MCA
Associated acts	Bee Gees
Website	www.barrygibb.com

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter, producer and both the eldest and last surviving Gibb brother.

He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the second-eldest of five siblings. With his younger brothers, twins Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. Their younger brother Andy was also a popular singer. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England.

Known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice, Gibb shares the record with John Lennon and Paul McCartney for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones as a writer with six. The book of Guinness World Records lists Barry Gibb as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney.^[1]

Early life[link]

Barry Gibb performing on television in 1968.

Barry Gibb was born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb (d. 1992) in the Isle of Man. He has an older sister, Lesley (b. 1945), and had three younger brothers, fraternal twins Robin (1949–2012) and Maurice (1949–2003), and Andy (1958–1988). He and his family moved to Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester in 1953. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Brisbane, Australia, settling in one of the city's poorest suburbs, Cribb Island. The suburb was later bulldozed to make way for Brisbane Airport. It was in Australia that Gibb and his brothers Robin and Maurice started performing as the Bee Gees. The Gibb family returned to England in 1967. Shortly afterward, the Bee Gees became international stars.

Career[link]

Gibb had a highly successful career as a member of the Bee Gees, a group which ranks sixth on the all-time top-sellers list. When the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, their citation read "Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees".^[2] The trio's contribution to Saturday Night Fever pushed the film's soundtrack past the 40 million mark in sales. It reigned as the top-selling album until Michael Jackson's Thriller. They are the only group in pop history to write, produce, and record six straight No. 1 hits. They have 16 Grammy nominations and nine Grammy wins.

Barry Gibb is also a prolific and successful songwriter. In 1977, Gibb saw five of his songs simultaneously enter the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100, and for one week in March, four of the top five songs were written by him. His songs were No. 1 for 27 out of 37 weeks from 24 December 1977 to 2 September 1978. As a songwriter Gibb has had No. 1 songs in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, when "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" became number 1 in the UK as the Comic Relief single for 2009. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists, including José Feliciano, Al Green, Wyclef Jean, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Little, Barry Manilow, Olivia Newton-John, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Nina Simone, Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner, Conway Twitty, Frankie Valli, Luther Vandross, Sarah Vaughn, Jennifer Warnes, Dionne Warwick, and Andy Williams. Gibb has also produced albums for Andy Gibb, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, and Dionne Warwick.

In more recent years, Gibb has participated in a variety of activities, such as appearing as a mentor in the sixth season of American Idol, writing the song "Drown on the River" for movie soundtrack for Deal, and writing the theme music for ITV's Grease Is the Word.

On 2 May 2004, Barry and Robin Gibb received the CBE award at Buckingham Palace with their nephew Adam, who collected the award in honour of his late father, Maurice Gibb.^[3]

In January 2006, Gibb purchased the former home of country singers Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee, intending to restore it and turn it into a songwriting retreat.^[4] The house was destroyed by fire on 10 April 2007 while under renovation.^[5]

On 14 March 2009, Gibb teamed with Olivia Newton-John to present the one-hour finale performance at a star-studded 12-hour live concert at Sydney's Sydney Cricket Ground, part of Sound Relief, a fundraiser to aid victims of the February 2009 Victorian Bushfires that devastated large tracts of heavily wooded and populated south-eastern Australia, where the Gibb family once lived. The concert was televised live nationally across Australia on the Max TV cable network.

In late 2009, Barry and Robin announced plans to record and perform together once more as the Bee Gees.^[6]

On 10 July 2009, Gibb was made a Freeman of the Borough of Douglas (Isle of Man). The award was also bestowed upon his brother Robin, and posthumously upon his brother Maurice.^[7] Also in 2009, Barry and Linda Gibb became U.S. citizens. They retained their British citizenship.

On 21 February 2012, Gibb performed his first solo concert in the US at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe in Florida.^[8] He sang "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" with Maurice's daughter, Samantha Gibb, who is a singer in her own band. Barry's son, Steve, was also on stage as lead guitarist and sang a Maurice composition, "On Time".

On 20 May 2012, Robin Gibb died, making Barry the sole surviving Gibb brother.

Personal life[link]

On 1 September 1970 (his 24th birthday), he married the former Miss Edinburgh, Linda Gray. They have five children, Stephen (born 1973), Ashley (born 1977), Travis (born 1981), Michael (born 1984) and Alexandra (born 1991).

In 1994, Barry Gibb, along with brothers Robin and Maurice, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 1997 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On 2 May 2004, Barry and Robin Gibb received the CBE award at Buckingham Palace with their nephew Adam, who collected the award in honour of his late father, Maurice Gibb.^[9]

In January 2006, Gibb purchased the former home of country singers Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee, intending to restore it and turn it into a songwriting retreat.^[10] The house was destroyed by fire on 10 April 2007 while under renovation.^[11]

On 10 July 2009, Gibb was made a Freeman of the Borough of Douglas (Isle of Man). The award was also bestowed upon his brother Robin, and posthumously upon his brother Maurice.^[12]

In 2009, Barry and Linda Gibb became U.S. citizens. They retained their British citizenship.

Legislation lobbying[link]

On 7 December 2006, Barry Gibb (along with around 4,500 other musicians) bought a full-page advertisement in the Financial Times newspaper, calling for the British Government to extend the existing 50 year copyright protection of sound recordings in the United Kingdom. The fair play for musicians advertisement proposed the copyright be extended to the American standard of 95 years, and was viewed as a direct response to the Gowers Review (published by the British Government on 6 December 2006), which recommended the retention of the 50 year protection for sound recordings.^[13]

Discography[link]

[edit] The Kid's No Good

1970 (unreleased) All tracks written by Barry Gibb except where noted.

Side 1

• Mando Bay (or Born) – 4:48
• One Bad Thing – 3:32 (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb)
• The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine – 3:07 (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb)
• Happiness – 3:28
• Peace in My Mind – 4:10
• Clyde O'Reilly – 5:23

Side 2

• I Just Wanna Take Care of You
• I'll Kiss Your Memory – 4:26
• The Victim – 3:59
• This Time – 3:24
• What's It All About – 3:09
• Born (or Mando Bay) – 3:54

Album notes

• Recorded in February to March 1970 in London, produced by Barry Gibb.
• The album is known by this title but it is not definite. The line 'the kid's no good' features in a Bee Gees song by Barry Gibb, "Come Home Johnny Bride", on the 1973 album Life in a Tin Can.
• This is most likely the intended line-up, though available sources differ as to the placement of the first and last tracks. Bootleg versions add a number of additional tracks, and one claims to be a Polydor release.
• "I'll Kiss Your Memory" and "This Time" were released on a single (Polydor in much of the world, Atco in North America), which did not chart. A second single of "One Bad Thing" and "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine" was pressed by Atco Canada but not released.

[edit] 1984: Now Voyager

Polydor, 1984 (MCA in North America)

Side 1

• I Am Your Driver
• Fine Line
• Face to Face
• Shatterproof
• Shine, Shine

Side 2

• Lesson in Love
• One Night (For Lovers)
• Stay Alone
• Temptation
• She Says
• The Hunter

Album notes

• To tie in with the album, Gibb filmed a "video album" version with a storyline, including nine of the songs and an instrumental title theme that is not on the LP or CD albums. The Now Voyager film is currently available as a Region 0 (all region) NTSC DVD. The video for "Fine Line" features a rarely seen Barry Gibb minus his trademark beard.
• "Shine Shine" reached the Top 40 in the US and the Top 10 in Adult Contemporary Charts.

[edit] Moonlight Madness

Polydor, 1986 (unreleased)

Side 1

• Moonlight Madness (Barry Gibb, George Bitzer, Alan Kendall) – 5:17
• My Eternal Love (Barry Gibb, Richard Powers) – 4:37
• System of Love (Barry Gibb, Alan Kendall) – 4:14
• Where Tomorrow Is (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:14
• In Search of Love (Barry Gibb, Richard Powers) – 4:18
• Cover You (Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson) – 5:15

Side 2

• The Savage Is Loose (Barry Gibb, Randy Jackson, George Bitzer) – 3:25
• Not In Love at All (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, George Bitzer) – 4:22
• Words of a Fool (Barry Gibb) – 4:51
• Distant Strangers (Barry Gibb, Carlos Vega, Steve Farris, Neil Stubenhaus) – 4:01
• Change – (Barry Gibb, George Bitzer, Alan Kendall) – 4:56
• Letting Go (Barry Gibb, George Bitzer) – 3:38

Album notes

• Recorded in February to March and April to May 1986 at Middle Ear Studio, Miami Beach, produced by Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson.
• Also known as When Tomorrow Comes and My Eternal Love.
• Several songs would later appear on the Hawks soundtrack.
• A bootleg version exists, titled The Original Hawks. This disc features the entire unreleased album, as well as a number of bonus tracks.

[edit] 1988: Hawks (OST)

Polydor, 1988

• System of Love
• Childhood Days
• My Eternal Love
• Moonlight Madness
• Where Tomorrow Is
• Celebration De La Vie (Theme from Hawks)
• Chain Reaction
• Cover You
• Not In Love at All
• Letting Go

Album notes

• The final incarnation of the unreleased Moonlight Madness album.
• "Chain Reaction" is performed by Diana Ross.

[edit] 1979: The Guilty Demos

private, 1979 (unreleased) / iTunes, 2006 All tracks written by Barry and Robin Gibb except where noted.

• Guilty (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:09
• Woman in Love – 3:53
• Run Wild – 4:22
• Promises – 4:14
• The Love Inside (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Andy Gibb) – 4:47
• What Kind of Fool (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 4:04
• Life Story – 4:56
• Make It Like a Memory (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 6:34
• Carried Away (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 3:51
• Secrets – 3:50

Album notes

• Recorded in October 1979 at Criteria Studios, Miami, produced by Barry Gibb.
• Recorded as a guideline for Barbra Streisand.
• Finally released on iTunes in 2006 as The Guilty Demos.
• A demo of "Never Give Up" was also recorded, but remains unreleased.
• "Carried Away" and "Secrets" were not used on Streisand's version.

[edit] 1982: The Heartbreaker Demos

private, 1982 (unreleased) / iTunes, 2006 All tracks written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb

• Heartbreaker – 4:32
• It Makes No Difference (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 4:26
• Yours – 5:00
• Take the Short Way Home (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 4:07
• Misunderstood – 3:55
• All the Love in the World – 3:43
• I Can't See Anything (But You) (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 3:19
• Just One More Night (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 3:51
• You Are My Love – 3:49

Outtakes

• Oceans and Rivers – 4:24
• Broken Bottles – 4:00
• Never Get Over You (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten)
• Stay Alone (Barry Gibb, George Bitzer)

• The list of songs that are not used by Dionne Warwick's version.
• And the song "Stay Alone" was not used, and later he recorded for his album Now Voyager.

Personnel

• Barry Gibb – vocals, guitar
• Albhy Galuten – piano, synthesiser

Album notes

• Recorded at February 1982 in Miami Beach.
• Recorded as a guideline for Dionne Warwick.
• Released on iTunes in 2006 as The Heartbreaker Demos.

[edit] 1983: The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos

private, 1983 (unreleased) / iTunes, 2006

• This Woman (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 3:57
• You and I – 4:25
• Buried Treasure – 3:55
• Islands in the Stream – 3:59
• Living With You – 3:06
• Evening Star (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:00
• Hold Me – 4:10
• Midsummer Nights (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 3:41
• I Will Always Love You (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:10
• Eyes That See in the Dark (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:00

Personnel

• Barry Gibb – vocals, guitar
• Robin Gibb – vocals
• Maurice Gibb – guitar, bass, synthesiser
• Albhy Galuten – piano, synthesiser

Album notes

• Recorded as a guideline for Kenny Rogers. The released versions include instrumental tracks from these demos.
• Released on iTunes in 2006 as The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos.
• Gibb's demo of "Islands in the Stream" was not used when the song was chosen for inclusion on the 2001 Bee Gees compilation, Their Greatest Hits: The Record. Instead, Robin and Maurice, sans Barry, recorded a brand-new version.

[edit] 1985: The Eaten Alive Demos

private, 1985 / iTunes, 2006

• Oh Teacher – 4:01
• Experience (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Andy Gibb) – 4:46
• More and More (Barry Gibb, Andy Gibb, Albhy Galuten) – 3:02
• I'm Watching You – 3:40
• Love on the Line – 4:01
• (I Love) Being in Love With You – 4:30
• Crime of Passion – 3:43
• Don't Give Up on Each Other (Barry Gibb, George Bitzer) – 3:52

Personnel

• Barry Gibb – vocals, guitar
• Albhy Galuten – piano, synthesiser

Album notes

• Recorded at Los Angeles around March 1985.
• Recorded as a guideline for Diana Ross.
• Released on iTunes in 2006 as The Eatin Alive Demos. The spelling of "Eaten" was later corrected.
• Notable for their absences are "Eaten Alive" and "Chain Reaction." Though a demo exists, the album's title track was not included as the song is currently the property of its co-author, Michael Jackson. Gibb and Albhy Galuten did not send any demo of "Chain Reaction" to Diana Ross, and evidently Gibb did not want to release whatever work tape they had of it.

[edit] Guilty Pleasures Demos

private, 2005 (unreleased) / Barry Gibb Radio, 2006

• Come Tomorrow
• Stranger in a Strange Land
• Hideaway
• It's Up to You
• Night of My Life
• Above the Law
• Without Your Love
• All Our Children
• Golden Dawn

Album notes

• Recorded as a guideline for Barbra Streisand.
• As of yet, the full-length demos have not been released. All nine songs appeared on the online "Barry Gibb Radio" as two- or three-minute fragments, with a fade at each end.
• Two songs are missing from the above tracklist – "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" and "Letting Go." As both songs were previously released, no new demos were necessary.

Albums[link]

• 1970: The Kid's No Good (Unreleased)
• 1984: Now Voyager
• 1986: Moonlight Madness (Unreleased)
• 1988: Hawks (Soundtrack album)
• 2006: The Eaten Alive Demos (iTunes)
• 2006: The Guilty Demos (iTunes)
• 2006: The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos (iTunes)
• 2006: The Heartbreaker Demos (iTunes)^[14]

Singles[link]

• 1969: "I'll Kiss Your Memory"
• 1970: "One Bad Thing"
• 1978: "A Day in the Life"
• 1981: "Guilty" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
• 1981: "What Kind of Fool" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
• 1984: "Face To Face" (duet with Olivia Newton-John)
• 1984: "Shine, Shine"
• 1984: "Fine Line"
• 1988: "Childhood Days"
• 2006: "Dr. Mann"
• 2006: "Underworld"
• 2007: "Drown on the River"^[15]
• 2011: "All in Your Name" (featuring Michael Jackson)^[16]
• 2011: "Daddies Little Girl" (Barry Gibb composed this song in honor of his daughter Ali Gibb)
• 2011: "Grey Ghost" (dedicated to the people of Japan)

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Barry Gibb

External links[link]

• Official Barry Gibb website
• Official Bee Gees website
• Barry Gibb at the Internet Movie Database

Sanjay Dutt
Born	Sanjay Balraj Dutt (1959-07-29) 29 July 1959 (age 52) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Film actor, film producer, comedian, politician, television presenter
Years active	1972, 1981–present
Spouse	Richa Sharma (1987–1996) (deceased) Rhea Pillai (1995–2005) (divorced)[1] Manyata Dutt (2008–present)[2]
Children	Trishala, Shahraan, Iqra
Parents	Sunil Dutt Nargis Dutt

Sanjay Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is a prominent Indian Hindi film star, producer and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981. He has since featured in films that are amongst some of the most popular Hindi language films of the past three decades.

Personal life[link]

Dutt was born on 29 July 1959 to Bollywood megastars Sunil Dutt and Nargis and was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar.^[3] Dutt married the actress Richa Sharma in 1987.^[4] Sharma died of brain tumour. The couple have a daughter, Trishala, born in 1987, who lives in the United States with her grandparents, following a custody battle with Dutt after the death of his wife.^[5] Dutt's second marriage was to model Rhea Pillai in 1998.^[6] They divorced in 2005. Dutt married Manyata (also known as Dilnawaz Sheikh)^[7] in 2008 at a private ceremony in Goa, after two years of dating.^[8] On 21 October 2010, he became a father to twins, a boy named Shahraan and a girl named Iqra.^[9] He is well known for several altercations with the law, along with many other controversies throughout his life, as well as drug addiction in his early years.^{[citation needed]} He spent 5 months in prison in late 1982 after being caught in possession of illegal substances, upon his release he spent 2 years in the United States, the majority of which was spent in a Texan rehab clinic before returning to India and resuming his career.

Film career[link]

As a child actor, Dutt appeared in the 1972 film Reshma Aur Shera, which starred his father; he appears briefly as a qawali singer. Dutt made his Bollywood movie debut with Rocky in 1981. His mother passed away three days before the film's premiere. He went on to star in Vidhaata, the highest grossing Hindi film of 1982. In 1985 he shot for his first film in three years with Jaan ki baazi over the rest of the 1980s, Dutt appeared in successful films such as Main Awara Hoon (1983), Jeeva (1986), Mera Haque (1986), Immandaar, Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987), Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1987), Ilaaka (1989), Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1989), Mardon Wali Baat (1988), Kanoon Apna Apna (1989), and Taaqatwar (1989).

The 1986 film Naam was Dutt's first major critical success, earning praise for his sensitive portrayal of lead character Vicky Kapoor. He also received critical acclaim for his performances in Mahesh Bhatt's Kabzaa and J. P. Dutta's 1989 Hathyar.^{[citation needed]} His successes continued in the early 1990s, with films that include Tejaa, Thanedaar, Khoon Ka Karz, Gumrah, Sahibaan and Aatish. He went on to star in some of the most era-defining Indian films of the 1990s such as Sadak, Saajan (for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award) and Khal Nayak, for which he earned his second Filmfare Best Actor Award nomination. Three weeks before its release, however, in April 1993, he was arrested, charged with involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings.

Dutt was imprisoned for most of the next four years, while films he had worked in continued to appear from time to time. Finally released on bail in late 1997, he returned to the screen in director Ram Gopal Verma's now cult film Daud, but despite the movie taking in a phenomenal opening the film crashed and was labelled a flop by critics. He then played a supporting role in the 1998 hit Dushman.

1999 was seen as Sanjay's comback year as he started the year off by starring in the Mahesh Bhatt directed hit Kartoos along with Khoobsurat, Daag: The Fire, Haseena Maan Jayegi and, most importantly, the Award winning Vaastav: The Reality, for which he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. His supporting role in 2000's Mission Kashmir won him critical acclaim and a number of awards and nominations, as did his subsequent performance in Kurukshetra. As the decade went on, he continued to play important roles in popular and critical successes such as Jodi No.1 (2001), Pitaah, Kaante (2002) and the National Award-winning blockbuster Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., which also garnered him several awards. Later successes came with Musafir (2004), Plan (2004), Parineeta (2005) and Dus.

The blockbuster sequel Lage Raho Munna Bhai released in late 2006, coinciding with the start of the Mumbai bombing's trial where the nation became transfixed with Dutt's court ongoings which saw him found not guilty of terrorism related acts but jailed on two occasions between 2006-2007 for short periods, as he was found guilty under the possesion of arms act despite this he continued appearing in successes like, Dhamaal (2007), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), and All The Best: Fun Begins (2009), Double Dhamaal (2011) and more recently Agneepath which earned him major critical acclaim once again.

In 2006 news channel NDTV named him Indian of the Year.In 2007 he received an award from the prime minister Manmohan Singh for his work in the Munna bhai series.^{[citation needed]}. In January 2008,Indian film institute Filmfare listed 14 movies featuring Dutt in its top 100 grossing movies of all time list.

Illegal possession of arms[link]

Due to terrorist interactions, and supposed weapons possession, on 19 April 1993, Sanjay was arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA).^[10] He spent 16 months in jail until he was granted bail in October 1995 by the Supreme Court of India. He was later re-arrested in December 1995 and re-released in April 1997 once again on police bail terms. In 2006 the case opened for sentencing for all accused (see below). The period between 2006-2007 saw Dutt spend 7 months in Arthur Road Prison and Pune prison on three occasions for arms offences, although in 2006 Dutt was finally acquitted of any TADA-related offenses but was charged under the illegal possession of arms act.

In November 1993, a 90,000-page long primary chargesheet was filed against the 189 accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case including Sanjay.^[11]

In March 2006, when framing muthar charges against extradited Abu Salem and co-accused Riyaz Siddiqui in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, the prosecution said that Salem delivered 9 AK-56 rifles and some hand grenades to Dutt at his Bandra house in the second week of January 1993.^[12]

On 13 February 2007, the special branch of Mumbai police arrested Abdul Qayyum Abdul Karim Shaikh, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim and wanted by Mumbai Police Special Task Force for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts from Mumbai.^[13] Qayuum had been named by Sanjay Dutt in his confessional statement. Sanjay had said that he met Qayuum in Dubai in September 1992 and bought a pistol from him. According to CBI, the pistol was sold to Sanjay at the instance of Dawood's brother Anees Ibrahim.^[14]

On 31 July 2007, Dutt was sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment for illegally possessing weapons.^[15] At the same time, Dutt was also "cleared of terrorism conspiracy charges in the blasts" related to the 1993 bombings.^[15] According to The Guardian, "The actor claimed he feared for his life after the notorious "Black Friday" bombings, which were allegedly staged by Mumbai's Muslim-dominated mafia in retaliation for deadly Hindu-Muslim clashes a few months earlier. But the judge, Pramod Kode, rejected this defence and also refused bail."^[15] Dutt was immediately taken into custody and sent to Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail. As the sentence was pronounced, Dutt was "visibly shocked and was seen shivering and holding back tears".^[10]

On 2 August 2007, Sanjay Dutt was moved from Arthur Road jail in Mumbai to the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.^[16] On 7 August 2007, Dutt appealed the sentence.^[17] On 20 August 2007, the Supreme Court of India granted Dutt interim bail. He was released after Yerwada Central Jail authorities received a copy of the court's bail order. The bail was valid until the time the special TADA court, which sentenced Dutt on 31 July, provides a copy of its judgment to him.^[18] Dutt was released from jail on 23 August.^[19] On 22 October 2007 Dutt was back in jail but again applied for bail. On 27 November 2007, Dutt was granted bail by the Supreme Court.^[20] He currently has an appeal for an acquittal pending.^[21] In January 2009, Dutt announced that he would contest the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on the Samajwadi Party ticket.^[22] However, he withdrew his candidacy in March 2009 after the Supreme Court refused to suspend his conviction, the party instead named him the General Secretary of the party. He left the post in late 2010. ^[23]

International humanitarian initiatives[link]

On 16 December 2008, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for IIMSAM — the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition. He will be promoting the use of Spirulina to help the organization's advocacy and endeavor against malnutrition and hunger. His role will also support IIMSAM's efforts to secure the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by mainstreaming the use of Spirulina to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security and bridge the health divide with a special priority for the developing and the least developed countries.^[24]

Bigg Boss[link]

The veteran actor hosted the fifth season of reality TV show, Bigg Boss on Colors.^[25]

Super Fight League[link]

Dutt and celebrity entrepreneur IPL cricket team owner Raj Kundra together launched India's first professionally organized mixed martial arts league — the Super Fight League — on 16 January 2012.^[26]

Awards and honors[link]

Filmography[link]

Actor[link]

Producer[link]

• Zinda (2006)
• Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
• Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
• Rascals (2011)
• Satte Pe Satta Remake Double role (2012)

Television[link]

• Bigg Boss (season 5)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sanjay Dutt

• Sanjay Dutt at the Internet Movie Database
• Sanjay Dutt to host Bigg Boss 5!