Manyata Dutt
actress
Maanayata Dutt (née Dilnawaz Sheikh; born 22 July 1978) is an Indian entrepreneur, former actress and the current CEO of Sanjay Dutt Productions. She married Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in 2008. She is best known for her item number in Prakash Jha's 2003 film Gangaajal.
Personal life
Maanayata Dutt was born into a Muslim business family as Dilnawaz Sheikh 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.
Maanayata married Sanjay Dutt on 7 February 2008 in a private wedding in Goa. She converted to Hinduism through Arya Samaj rites to validate the marriage before court. Two years later, she became the mother of twins, a boy named Shahraan and a girl named Iqra on 21 October 2010.
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