Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt went by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and recognized her backing and said thanks to her for remaining with him in his extreme times.
“Munnabhai” tended to the media in the wake of meeting Didi (as Mamata Banerjee is warmly called) at the state secretariat Nabanna furthermore valued the improvement West Bengal has seen under her administration.
“After what transpired in the 1993 occurrence, Didi was the special case who upheld me. After that, I generally needed to come to Kolkata and express gratitude toward Didi. Since nobody had upheld me in those days. Just Shatrughan Sinha and Didi were close by,” Sanjay told the correspondents on Monday.
Dutt as of late finished his five-year correctional facility term declared by the Supreme Court over the charges of unlawful weapons ownership regarding the 1993 serial impacts that executed 257 individuals in Mumbai.
Mamata Banerjee remained by Dutt amid the stage and in 2013 likewise, she said that the performing artist had ‘as of now languished a great deal over the goof’.
“I came to thank her. I said thank you, took her blessings. I told whenever she needs me I will be around. She has invited me for the Kolkata International Film Festival on November 11 and I will definitely come,” the actor said.
“I heard she is working on the reformation of jails. This is good,” Dutt added.
Recalling the condition of the state 11 years ago, when he was shooting there for ‘Parineeta’, the actor said that the chief minister has done a lot to transform the city.
“Last time I visited was during (the filming of) ‘Parineeta’. This time, while coming from the airport, I was pleasantly surprised by what Didi has done in such a little time,” Munnabhai added.
Banerjee was a friend of the legendary actor and Sanjay’s father late Sunil Dutt too and has rallied behind Sanjay when he was punished by the court.