Manyata Dutt
{{short description|Indian entrepreneur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date = September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Manyata Dutt
| image = Manyata Dutt snapped at her birthday bash.jpg
| caption = Manyata at her birthday bash in 2017
| birth_name = Dilnawaz Sheikh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|07|22}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress (former)|Entrepreneur}}
| organization = Sanjay Dutt Productions (CEO)
| spouse = {{marriage|Sanjay Dutt|2008}}
| children = 2
}}
Manyata Dutt (née Dilnawaz Sheikh; born 22 July 1978), simply known as Manyata, is an Indian entrepreneur, former actress and the current CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions. She married Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in 2008.{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Harneet |date=29 January 2009 |title=From performing item numbers to becoming Mrs. Dutt: Manyata |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/from-performing-item-numbers-to-becoming-mrs.-dutt-manyata/416540/ |website=The Indian Express |accessdate=30 May 2016}} She is best known for her item number in Prakash Jha's 2003 film Gangaajal.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sanjay-Dutt-told-me-never-give-up-says-wife-Manyata/articleshow/51151319.cms |title=Sanjay Dutt told me never give up, says wife Manyata |agency=Press Trust of India |work=The Times of India |accessdate=30 May 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Lalwani |first1=Vickey |title=From Manyata to Mrs Dutt! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/From-Manyata-to-Mrs-Dutt/articleshow/7046755.cms |website=Mumbai Mirror |accessdate=30 May 2016 |date=5 December 2010}}
Personal life
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Manyata Dutt was born into a Muslim family{{cite web |title=Sanjay Dutt and Manyata's marriage is valid, rules court |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/sanjay-dutt-and-manyatas-marriage-is-valid-rules-court_445579.html |website=Zee News |accessdate=30 May 2016 |date=28 May 2008}} on 22 July 1978; in Mumbai. She was raised in Dubai. She was known as Sara Khan in the film industry. After her launch in Kamaal Rashid Khan's Deshdrohi in 2008, she was given the screen name "Manyata", by Jha, but her aspirations to become a star ended when her father died, leaving the responsibility of the family business on her.
Manyata married Sanjay Dutt on 7 February 2008 in a private wedding in Goa.{{cite web |last1=Rao |first1=Girish |title=Sanjay Dutt weds>Manyata |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/11sli1.htm |website=Rediff |accessdate=30 May 2016}} She converted to Hinduism through Arya Samaj rites to validate the marriage before court.{{Cite web |date=11 August 2011 |title=Looking at Bollywood's famous converts |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-looking-at-bollywoods-famous-converts/20110811.htm |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=Rediff.com |language=en}} Two years later, she became the mother of twins, a boy named Shahraan and a girl named Iqra on 21 October 2010.{{cite web |title=Manyata Dutt delivers twins |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Manyata-Dutt-delivers-twins/articleshow/6786567.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=30 May 2016 |date=21 October 2010}}{{cite web |title=Sanjay Dutt's twins watch 'Policegiri' with their mom Manyata |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/sanjay-dutts-twins-watch-policegiri-with-their-mom-manyata-620847.html |website=News 18 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |date=3 July 2013}}
Career
Prior to her marriage and before she met Dutt, Maanayata worked in Hindi films, such as Lovers Like Us, opposite actor Nimit Vaishnav.{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Kunal M. |title=Bride and prejudice |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Bride-and-prejudice/articleshow/15790151.cms |website=Mumbai Mirror |accessdate=30 May 2016 |date=29 February 2008}} The rights of the film were later purchased by Sanjay Dutt for Rs. 20 lakh.
In popular culture
In the biographical film Sanju, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, which has been released on 29 June 2018, based on the life of Sanjay Dutt, her part has been portrayed by the actress Dia Mirza, while Ranbir Kapoor has portrayed the title role.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
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