{"id":807934,"date":"2026-07-18T09:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807934\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:20:10","slug":"sanjay-dutt-reveals-the-life-lesson-he-learnt-in-his-5-year-jail-term-a-hawaldar-told-me-learn-to-forgive-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807934\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanjay Dutt reveals the life lesson he learnt in his 5-year jail term: \u2018A hawaldar told me, learn to forgive people\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SanjaySanjay Dutt shares what he learned from his 5-year jail time.(Image Credit: Instagram) In 1981, Sanjay Dutt<\/a> made his debut in Bollywood with \u2018Rocky.\u2019 Back in the day, he was one of the most in-demand actors, and to date, his charisma never fails to seize the day. However, there was a phase in the actor\u2019s life that is termed the most controversial chapter. In March 1993, he was arrested in connection with the serial blasts in Bombay (now Mumbai). He was charged with illegal possession of weapons, and Dutt served his term in instalments. However, as they say, every phase of your life comes for a reason; it teaches you a lesson. During his 5 years of jail time, Sanjay Dutt also learnt a lesson of forgiveness. And interestingly, he learned it from a hawaldar (constable).<\/p>\n

Sanjay Dutt shares the life lesson he learnt in his 5-year jail term<\/p>\n

Bollywood\u2019s prolific star, Sanjay Dutt, recently sat with AIG Hospitals’ Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, where he opened up about what his prison time taught him. The topic was raised while the host and the guest were speaking about Sanjay Dutt\u2019s famous \u2018jadu ki jhappi\u2019 and the value of sorry and thank you. These two simple terms keep a person grounded, noted Dr Reddy. Adding to his statement, Sanjay Dutt spoke about the importance of forgiveness.Recalling his time behind bars, he shared, “I have also learned this during my jail term. I have learned to forgive.\u201d\u201cA hawaldar (constable) taught me this. He told me, ‘Learn to forgive people, and you will grow more in your life,'” said the \u2018Vaastav\u2019 actor.He explained how the constable told him that irrespective of people hurting him, he should practice forgiveness. The actor added that, though it sounds like a noble thought, it is easier said than done. “But it is very difficult to do that,” he admitted.”That is the main thing,” he concluded.<\/p>\n

When Sanjay Dutt said jail time broke his ego<\/p>\n

In another media interaction, Dutt spoke more about his time in jail. “It broke my ego,” he told IANS, before adding, \u201cMy confinement days have been nothing less than a roller coaster ride. To look at the positive side, it has taught me a lot and made me a better individual.”\"Sanjay<\/p>\n

Sanjay Dutt highlights the importance of family.(Image Credit: Instagram)<\/p>\n

Sanjay Dutt wished his father was alive to see him free<\/p>\n

Sanjay Dutt was released from prison in 2016, a decade after his father Sunil Dutt\u2019s passing. When he opened up about the same during his interaction with the aforesaid publication, he shared, “The day I was released after the final verdict, it was the happiest moment of my life. I was missing my father (Sunil Dutt). I wish he was alive to see me free. He would have been the happiest person.\u201dHe gave the message that family is the greatest strength and one must never take it for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sanjay Dutt shares what he learned from his 5-year jail time.(Image Credit: Instagram) In 1981, Sanjay Dutt made…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,6463,134,106509,382230,344,382229,17228],"class_list":["post-807934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bollywood-news","tag-entertainment","tag-forgiveness","tag-jail-term-experience","tag-movies","tag-prison-life-lessons","tag-sanjay-dutt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}