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Dutt is seriously thinking of throwing his hat into the political ring. “If I get a ticket, I’ll stand for the next elections,” he told BT, “but not without making sure that I can devote enough time to my constituency. I don’t want to be a sleeper politician. There’s no point in taking on more responsibility unless I’ve the time. And nowadays, I’m so busy with my film assignments that I hardly get time to sleep properly.” His father, Sunil Dutt, for long was an MP from the Mumbai North-West parliamentary constituency, which is a responsibility now adopted by Dutt’s sister Priya.
This has to be the best phase of Dutt’s career, truly, and he’s looking at politics as an opportunity to give back to the public what he has received in abundance. “But to do that, I’ll have to cut down on my film assignments,” said Dutt, who is booked solid till the end of 2010. “I don’t want the people who elect me to say, ‘Arrey yaar kuch kar nahin rahe ho’.” His market value is Rs 12 crore a film thanks to buddy Suniel Shetty who set the trend by paying Dutt the price he thought Dutt deserved. “I’ve never been happier personally and professionally,” admitted Dutt. “I’m doing great work and I work only with people I’m comfortable with. I’ve wonderful friends like Anna (Shetty) and a truly amazing wife to go back to at the end of the day. What more can I ask for?”
He’s got two films coming up, “And both give me a chance to move completely away from the gangster’s role that I’ve been doing repeatedly. I was getting bored of that.” And, films and politics aside, Dutt is also considering accepting a proposal made by the Olympic boxing heroes to become a sort of brand ambassador for the fighting sport. Olympian Akhil Kumar is a huge Dutt fan. “This kind of adulation puts a big responsibility on my shoulders. I’ve to be very careful about my public image,” said the macho actor who knows that “except for cricket and tennis, all games are neglected in India”.
Source:TOI
