Lage Raho MunnaBhai !

Am I the only person who don’t want to see Lage Raho Munnabhai? By not watching this film, am I being dumb or by watching film, Indian society is fooling itself? The film is a box-office hit and though, I am not talking about film’s content, I am definitely enraged to see Sanjay Dutt getting kudos for the film. I am frustrated to see this guy still acting in the film industry. I am sad to see that people are actually watching his films.

The court drama related 1993 Bombay Blasts is ending in installments and looking at the verdicts so far, and Sanjay Dutt’s role in the blasts, I sincerely hope that Sanjay Dutt will be found guilty. But hope is mostly an illusion. So, let’s try to put some light on Mr. Dutt’s role in the blasts and then evaluate the probability of him actually being find guilty.

Mr. Dutt had stockpiles of AK-47 stored in his house right after Bombay riots of 1992 and just before Bombay blasts. He was a drug addict and had illicit contacts with Muslim underworld- Messer’s Dowd Ibrahim & Co. All though, Mr. Dutt wanted only one AK-47 – supposedly for his own protection - these underworld people dumped a lot more in his house. They were expecting more riots to break after the blasts and The arms and ammunition was the defense buildup by Muslim underworld to protect Muslims during the riots. The riots never happened but cops soon picked up the scent of large stockpiles of weapon in and around the Bombay. The Bombay Blast investigation was open and shut case as far as investigation is concerned, so, soon cops arrested Mr. Dutt’s. When cops showed up at his door, allegedly, he was trying to get rid of his weapons by melting them. (How ingenious!) Mr. Dutt had to spend 18 months in the custody before being bailed out by his father Mr. Sunil Dutt, Member of Parliament at that time. All these incidences are well documented. Usually, Mr. Dutt often argues that he had no clue of nefarious design of Muslim underworld. Nevertheless, the mere fact that he was in contact with traitor Muslim underworld makes him guilty of killing more than 300 innocent people. But the facts and logic is not enough for conviction, at least not according to Indian justice system. Extremely corrupt and inept, Indian justice not only lacks eyes, it lack brains too

As the prosecution of 93’ blasts dragged, Mr. Dutt got a second chance in life. His film carrier took off in late 1990’s and people soon forgot his murky past. He gave a blockbuster hit Vastav in 2000 and even won Filmfare award for his role in the film. Ironically, he played the role of an underworld don in that film. Obviously, the Indian film industry which is intrinsically connected to the Underworld, gave Mr. Dutt clean cheat. But the sad part is general populace also seems to have given him clean cheat. People are not only watching his films but also applauding for his so called acting talent. Frustratingly enough, even the city of Mumbai –which bore the brunt of Muslim terrorism – is gladly accepting Mr. Dutt as a returning Hero.

True to his real nature he continued to keep close ties with the Muslim underworld. His long conversations with Chhota Shakil were made public by cops and yet, he continued to sign films after films. His father who was member of parliament since 1980’s kept him safe from Law and cops. And when he died, Mr. Sanjay Dutt’s sister became member of parliament to save his ass. Indian press as usual biased, corrupt and inept always sided with Mr. Sanjay Dutt.

Given the extent of his influence on public mindset and his political influence through his father and now from his sister, it’s highly unlikely that he will actually be convicted for his crime. In the end of his blockbuster film Vaastav, the charected of an underworld don that Mr. Dutt played is killed by his mother. But unlike the movie, Mr. Dutt who is real life underworld lynchpin will definitely going to be Scot free.