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My Take
Maanayata Dutt interests me less as a former actress than as an executive. Born in Mumbai in 1979, once known mainly for an item number in Gangaajal, she now runs Sanjay Dutt Productions as CEO. That pivot, from being lit by the spotlight to controlling who else gets lit, is the most compelling part of her story. Marrying a Bollywood icon could have made her a footnote; instead she took the reins of the family business. I admire people who trade visible glamour for operational power, and she clearly has the spine for the latter.
Overview
Maanayata Dutt (née Dilnawaz Sheikh; born 22 July 1978) is an Indian entrepreneur, former actress and the current CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions. She married Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in 2008. She is best known for her item number in Prakash Jha's 2003 film Gangaajal.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Manyata Dutt
- Name (Japanese)
- マニヤタ・ダット
- Reading
- まにやた・だっと
- Born
- July 22, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.