Bollywood's powerful actor Sanjay Dutt is celebrating his 67th birthday on 29th July. On this occasion, we will tell about 5 movies of 'Shamshera' actor in which he scared the audience by becoming a villain and became the life of films with his brilliant acting.
Bollywood's 'Sanju Baba' i.e. Sanjay Dutt is celebrating his 67th birthday today. In a career spanning more than three decades, he won the hearts of the audience with his roles as romantic hero, action star, comedian and emotional characters. But whenever he adopted the form of a villain on screen, his style became memorable. His powerful voice, powerful screen presence and dangerous body language made the negative characters in many films more popular than the heroes. On this special occasion of his birthday, let us know the 5 most dreadful villain characters of Sanjay Dutt.

Agneepath (2012) – Kancha Cheena
If we talk about Sanjay Dutt's most dangerous villain, then Kancha Cheena's name comes first. In Karan Malhotra's film 'Agneepath', he played such a character with shaved head, heavy voice and ruthless style that the audience got goosebumps. This role is counted among his most famous negative roles.
What was special?
- Bald look and scary body language
- Strong fight with Hrithik Roshan
- Even today, he is included among the iconic villains of Bollywood.
KGF: Chapter 2 (2022) – Adhira
In KGF Chapter 2, Sanjay Dutt played the character of Adheera, who turns out to be Rocky Bhai's biggest enemy. The Viking-inspired look, heavy weapons and calm but dangerous personality made this character extremely popular.
What was special?
- Strong screen presence with Yash
- Different look and action
- Pan India audience liked it very much

Panipat (2019) – Ahmed Shah Abdali
Sanjay Dutt played the role of Ahmed Shah Abdali in Ashutosh Gowarikar's film Panipat. He showed both seriousness and authority in his role as a ruthless ruler. His look and dialogue delivery were much talked about.
What was special?
- impressive performance in a historical role
- Powerful costume and makeup
- clash with arjun kapoor

Leo (2023) – Antony Das
Sanjay Dutt played the role of Antony Das in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Tamil blockbuster Leo. Despite less screen time, he left a different impact in the film with his presence. The audience liked his clash with Vijay very much.
What was special?
- Strong entry in South cinema
- grey-shaded dangerous character
- pan india discussion

Shamshera (2022) – Shuddh Singh
Sanjay Dutt played the role of ruthless police officer Shuddh Singh in Ranbir Kapoor starrer Shamshera. His character was ruthless, violent and intoxicated with power. Although the film did not meet the expectations at the box office, Sanjay Dutt's performance was appreciated.
What was special?
- Powerful role of a ruthless police officer
- Strong confrontation with Ranbir Kapoor
- dangerous screen presence
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Khalnayak (1993) – Ballu Balram
Sanjay Dutt played the role of Ballu Balram in Subhash Ghai's superhit film 'Khalnayak'. It was the role of a dreaded criminal, who escapes from the police and the whole story revolves around him. Sanjay Dutt's strong acting, action and screen presence in this grey-shaded character made him one of the most memorable anti-heroes of Bollywood.
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