It is known that the bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt walked out of jail last month, but he says that, he is still unable to feel completely free.
Sanjay Dutt served a 42 month sentence at Pune’s Yerwada jail and was released on February 25th, 103 days a head of his prison term.
When asked about the life, after jail, the 56 year old actor said, “I was in solitary confinement. It will take a bit longer for me to feel free. The feeling of freedom is yet to sink in. I have been in and out of jail for the last 23 years. There were so many restrictions, permissions to be take. I am getting used to live life like a free man. The feeling is yet to hit me.
“They imprison you mentally more than physically. They tell you what to do and what not do in prison.”
Clarifying that he was treated like any other normal person in the jail, Dutt said, “I did not get any VIP treatment. In fact I was treated worse than normal inmates as everyone thought I was getting special treatment. The worse thing about jail was the food, it was terrible and not edible at all.”
Dutt even shared with the media, the range of fear, he and his family suffered, due to the jail and stressed on saying that, he loves his country.
“It has haunted me all these years. It has haunted my family and especially my father. I am a patriot, my family is a patriot. I cannot think of harming my country. It did affect me a lot. But I thank people that they didn’t lose their faith in me and believed in me,” he said.
Expressing that his father Sunil Dutt was always proud of him till the last minute, Dutt said, “I don’t think I let my father down. He knew I was not a terrorist. Before he died he told me that he was proud of me.”
Dutt said other than the day the weapons were found in his house, he has no regrets about anything as he has learnt the valuable lesson of not being brash.
Sharing his jail experience, Dutt added, “I don’t have any regrets. I have learnt a lot in these years. It has taught me not to be brash. I have learnt to respect the law about our country and also have learnt about it. I think every citizen should know about the law of the country. But yes I do regret the day those weapons came into my house.”
Speaking about drugs, he got used to it, after his mother;s death, and adds that he no more needs it, as he gets adrenaline rush from his work now.
Raising the topic of the weapons possession, Dutt said, “In those times everyone from Bollywood was involved with the underworld. Everyone was getting calls, threats. I got the weapon from a producer not from the underworld.”
Opining that the dark part of life is over, Dutt said, “I have come out to begin a new life.”
He further concluded with a message, “Don’t take freedom for granted. People should value it. Because I know what it truly means in all these years of my life. Freedom is more important than anything in life.”
Dutt further denied to enter into politics and said he would only concentrate on his family and work. He further expressed his intention to bring jail reforms and people with drug abuse past.
By Phani Ch
