Sanjay Dutt walks out a free man after serving a jail time of 42 months
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from the Yerwada Central Jail (YCJ) in Pune on Thursday morning after serving a sentence for illegal possession of AK-47 rifle, said the feeling of being “free” is “the most amazing”, but it is yet to sink in.
After spending a sleepless night full of anxiety, Dutt, sporting a stylised hairdo and a bearded look, came out of jail in casuals, to a rousing welcome by friends and family members.
While addressing the media outside his residence here, Sanjay said, “For 23 years, I wanted to taste freedom, and finally the day has come that I have. I walked out of jail as a free man, but it's not sinking in me. I know I will come to terms with it... It still feels like I am out on a furlough and parole. But just to be free is an amazing feeling.”
Sporting a relaxed demeanour, the 56-year-old, who savoured a cup of tea first when he returned home, said he was missing his father, late actor Sunil Dutt the most.
“If my father was alive, he would have been the most happy person. His only fight was to see his son free. And today I can say, ‘Baba I am free now’,” said the actor, who after coming out of jailand visiting the Siddhivinayak temple, prayed at his mother Nargis Dutt’s grave first and later folded his hands in front of his father's portrait at his Pali Hill residence.