Sunil Dutt

Born Jun 6, 1926 in Jhelum, Punjab, British India

Sunil Dutt, original name Balraj Dutt, was especially known for his several acting roles as a member of armed gangs of bandits. Dutt debuted in Hindi cinema with Railway Platform (1955), and his first major success came six movies later with Mother India (1957) as outlaw hero Birju, and it remains one of Bollywood’s most-memorable performances of all time.