text: UAE News - أخبار الإمارات - Sanjay Dutt to launch autobiography in 2019
  gulfnews - 7/12/2018 12:05:54 PM - GMT (+4 )
  According to publishers, readers of the book will "get to look into the soul" of the actor
  Indian Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt looks on during the trailer launch of the upcoming drama Hindi film 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3' in Mumbai on June 30, 2018. / AFP / Sujit Jaiswal
  Sanjay Dutt, whose dramatic life has made for a Bollywood biopic, is now set to pen an autobiography to be published by HarperCollins for his 60th birthday on July 29, 2019.
  "I have had the fortune of living a remarkable life, full of ups and downs, joys and sorrows. There are so many interesting stories to tell that I've never had the chance to tell before. I am looking forward so much to sharing my memories and emotions with readers everywhere," Dutt said in a statement.
  His story has been told and retold in the media and through books by other authors, but it's the first time the actor himself will be opening up his heart in a book on subjects ranging from losing his mother Nargis Dutt as he was making his debut in Rocky; his battle with substance abuse, multiple heartbreaks, encounters with the law and a staggered stint in prison, alongside his closeness to his father Sunil Dutt, his superstardom, his physique and his return to the big screen and his family life.
  Sanju, the biopic starring Ranbir Kapoor as Dutt, released to positive reviews last month, and has fetched over Rs2.5 billion (Dh133.9 million) at the box office in India so far.
  According to the publishers, with the book "readers will get to look into the soul" of Dutt, through stories about his youth, his Bollywood stint in the 1980s and 1990s, his experiences in prison, and his process of self-discovery.
  Udayan Mitra, Publisher — Literary, HarperCollins India, said: "I am absolutely thrilled that we will be bringing out Sanjay Dutt's autobiography in the summer of 2019. He' a star like no other, and what an extraordinary life he has had.