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From Manyata to Mrs Dutt!
(Sanjay and Manyata Dutt More Pics)
From a small-time actress not so long ago, to the owner of a Rolls Royce, there's more to Manyata Dutt's evolution to a lady of the manor than what the eye can see.
When Sanjay Dutt gifted his wife Manyata a Rolls Royce earlier this week, all the world was there to hoot for the couple.
Manyata, visibly a new mom of twins, her white and yellow dress stretched over her post-pregnancy belly made a striking picture - the picture of a woman caught in the middle of transformation.
Gone was the shapeless salwar kameez and in its place a cool dress, appropriate shoes, bag and sun glasses. The hair - loose and wavy - continues to hark back in time, although it will be just a while until the lady seeks out a suitable hairdresser.
Manyata Dutt is evolving, even as she has affected much change in her husband Sanjay Dutt's life. There is reason why much noise was made about Mrs Dutt's new gift. "Manyata publicity ke liye kuch bhi karegi," says an insider. "It was her idea that the media be called and that Sanjay should speak about the new swanky car.
So Sanjay cooked up a tale that the car was a post-delivery gift to Manyata." Fact is, the actor has been dying to buy a Rolls Royce for the last eight years. He is very fond of fast cars. He is known to have gone into depression when Vidhu Vinod Chopra gifted a Phantom to Amitabh Bachchan, after the release of Eklavya.
A few months ago he was heard lamenting to friends that he deserved the Phantom, given that the filmmaker had two super hits in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai from him.
An automobile aficionado, he got into trouble with the Pali Hill Residents Association a while ago when he would speed his Ferrari in the middle of the night.
"Think about this. Does Shah Rukh Khan inform the media when he buys a BMW for Gauri?" says the insider. People close to Sanjay are astounded by the spell that Manyata has cast on her husband. Gone are the days when the man used to be nattily dressed, they observe.
Today his not-so-impressive outfits are all chosen by her. Directors have to meet Manyata to finalise his wardrobe. He is like a toy and she is the remote control.
Under the arclight
Sanjay's publicity campaign in the January 2009 Lok Sabha elections was designed by Manyata. That Sanjay was forced to withdraw his candidacy in March 2009 after the Supreme Court refused to suspend his conviction is another story. "Lekin ticket mil jati, toh pata nahi Manyata aur kya kya karti.
On the one hand she aspires to be part of the first wives' club, a sort of Mana Shetty and Gauri Khan rolled into one, on the other, she desires to be a top politician's wife, if not a politician herself," says a source.
Manyata wanted to contest on the SJP ticket herself, and when Amar Singh allegedly objected to this, she flew away to Dubai in a huff. She sulked for a long time, but we knew she would return, as this is where she will realise all her aspirations.
Her quest now is to become the newest yummy mummy of show town. She frequents branded apparel stores and seeks out the services of top couturiers. She has a penchant for jewellery, and is seen at leading jewellery stores running up astronomical bills.
The CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions, Dharam Oberoi, is always at her beck and call. He is often seen carting catalogues of apparels and designer collections for the lady on the sets. She points to a few pictures and orders are placed swiftly.
Early days
It's a long journey from her early days when she used to struggle to make ends meet. It's believed she came into Sanjay's life, clad in a simple saree, when producer Nitin Manmohan introduced them. She secretly started visiting his house, even when he was dating Nadia Durrani.
Every time Nadia was out of town, Manyata would stay over. She implemented the adage that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, taking over his kitchen.
Sanjay didn't know what to do: on the one hand, he had Nadia who used to take away his credit card and go away shopping, on the other he had Manyata who never even asked him if he had a credit card but was in fact busy feeding him his favorite cuisine.
(Today, of course she is much loved by watch and jewellery stores.) Manyata's quiet persistence was rewarded and Nadia walked out of Sanjay's life.
Manyata's (earlier Dilnawaz Shaikh) past is ambiguous. For one, she was once quoted saying that Sanjay's daughter Trishala and she are like sisters as they are separated only by six years.
Trishala is 22, Manyata 36. Until she married Sanjay, she was known for two bit roles in B-grade movies. She also dodged controversies related to an alleged earlier marriage that made her public marriage to the actor illegal. She was born in Mumbai as Dilnawaz and spent most of her life in Dubai, and when her family moved back to the city, the lure of showbiz drew her to Bollywood.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-05/news-interviews/28264153_1_manyata-dutt-sanjay-dutt-dress
(Sanjay and Manyata Dutt More Pics)
From a small-time actress not so long ago, to the owner of a Rolls Royce, there's more to Manyata Dutt's evolution to a lady of the manor than what the eye can see.
When Sanjay Dutt gifted his wife Manyata a Rolls Royce earlier this week, all the world was there to hoot for the couple.
Manyata, visibly a new mom of twins, her white and yellow dress stretched over her post-pregnancy belly made a striking picture - the picture of a woman caught in the middle of transformation.
Gone was the shapeless salwar kameez and in its place a cool dress, appropriate shoes, bag and sun glasses. The hair - loose and wavy - continues to hark back in time, although it will be just a while until the lady seeks out a suitable hairdresser.
Manyata Dutt is evolving, even as she has affected much change in her husband Sanjay Dutt's life. There is reason why much noise was made about Mrs Dutt's new gift. "Manyata publicity ke liye kuch bhi karegi," says an insider. "It was her idea that the media be called and that Sanjay should speak about the new swanky car.
So Sanjay cooked up a tale that the car was a post-delivery gift to Manyata." Fact is, the actor has been dying to buy a Rolls Royce for the last eight years. He is very fond of fast cars. He is known to have gone into depression when Vidhu Vinod Chopra gifted a Phantom to Amitabh Bachchan, after the release of Eklavya.
A few months ago he was heard lamenting to friends that he deserved the Phantom, given that the filmmaker had two super hits in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai from him.
An automobile aficionado, he got into trouble with the Pali Hill Residents Association a while ago when he would speed his Ferrari in the middle of the night.
"Think about this. Does Shah Rukh Khan inform the media when he buys a BMW for Gauri?" says the insider. People close to Sanjay are astounded by the spell that Manyata has cast on her husband. Gone are the days when the man used to be nattily dressed, they observe.
Today his not-so-impressive outfits are all chosen by her. Directors have to meet Manyata to finalise his wardrobe. He is like a toy and she is the remote control.
Under the arclight
Sanjay's publicity campaign in the January 2009 Lok Sabha elections was designed by Manyata. That Sanjay was forced to withdraw his candidacy in March 2009 after the Supreme Court refused to suspend his conviction is another story. "Lekin ticket mil jati, toh pata nahi Manyata aur kya kya karti.
On the one hand she aspires to be part of the first wives' club, a sort of Mana Shetty and Gauri Khan rolled into one, on the other, she desires to be a top politician's wife, if not a politician herself," says a source.
Manyata wanted to contest on the SJP ticket herself, and when Amar Singh allegedly objected to this, she flew away to Dubai in a huff. She sulked for a long time, but we knew she would return, as this is where she will realise all her aspirations.
Her quest now is to become the newest yummy mummy of show town. She frequents branded apparel stores and seeks out the services of top couturiers. She has a penchant for jewellery, and is seen at leading jewellery stores running up astronomical bills.
The CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions, Dharam Oberoi, is always at her beck and call. He is often seen carting catalogues of apparels and designer collections for the lady on the sets. She points to a few pictures and orders are placed swiftly.
Early days
It's a long journey from her early days when she used to struggle to make ends meet. It's believed she came into Sanjay's life, clad in a simple saree, when producer Nitin Manmohan introduced them. She secretly started visiting his house, even when he was dating Nadia Durrani.
Every time Nadia was out of town, Manyata would stay over. She implemented the adage that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, taking over his kitchen.
Sanjay didn't know what to do: on the one hand, he had Nadia who used to take away his credit card and go away shopping, on the other he had Manyata who never even asked him if he had a credit card but was in fact busy feeding him his favorite cuisine.
(Today, of course she is much loved by watch and jewellery stores.) Manyata's quiet persistence was rewarded and Nadia walked out of Sanjay's life.
Manyata's (earlier Dilnawaz Shaikh) past is ambiguous. For one, she was once quoted saying that Sanjay's daughter Trishala and she are like sisters as they are separated only by six years.
Trishala is 22, Manyata 36. Until she married Sanjay, she was known for two bit roles in B-grade movies. She also dodged controversies related to an alleged earlier marriage that made her public marriage to the actor illegal. She was born in Mumbai as Dilnawaz and spent most of her life in Dubai, and when her family moved back to the city, the lure of showbiz drew her to Bollywood.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-05/news-interviews/28264153_1_manyata-dutt-sanjay-dutt-dress
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