Monday,
August
06,
2007
With
Bollywood's
over
Rs
100
crores
investment
on
Sanjay
Dutt
going
for
a
toss,
industry
insiders
were
shocked
and
disappointed
by
the
six-year
rigorous
imprisonment
handed
out
to
the
actor.
Film-maker
Subhash
Ghai,
who
worked
with
Sanjay
in
Vidhata
and
Khalnayak,
was
in
Vienna
when
the
verdict
was
given
out
under
the
Arms
Act
for
illegal
possession
of
an
automatic
AK-56
rifle
in
1993,
two
months
before
the
March
12
bomb
blasts.
"Sanju
has
been
a
family
member
to
us.
So
you
can
imagine
our
grief.
We
still
pray
that
god
be
kind
to
him,
because
he
has
been
punished
enough
for
the
last
14
years.
He
has
tried
his
best
to
be
a
good
person
and
citizen."
Bollywood
bad
man
Gulshan
Grover
was
in
a
shock
that
Sanjay
had
been
sent
to
jail
once
again
after
12
years.
"I
had
never
expected
such
a
verdict.
I
think
Sanju
has
already
suffered
for
what
he
did.
He
had
been
in
custody
even
before.
So
I
think
the
judiciary
needs
to
revise
the
decision.
After
all
he
is
a
changed
man.
He
can
be
an
asset
to
the
society."
Other
artistes
also
rued
the
ruling
on
Tuesday.
Arti
Chabaria
said:
"It
is
a
great
loss
to
our
industry
because
he
was
not
only
a
good
actor
and
but
also
a
good
human
being.
I
will
stand
by
Mr.
Dutt,
but
nothing
can
be
done
now
as
the
court's
sentence
has
been
given."
An
emotional
Rohit
Roy
went
a
step
ahead
to
slam
the
court's
decision
as
"too
harsh".
"I
don't
think
even
the
most
hardened
criminals
get
such
punishment.
He
(Sanjay)
was
reckless
in
his
youth
but
tell
me,
who
isn't?
I
guess
he
has
already
suffered
for
14
years
with
the
dagger
hanging
on
his
head.
He
doesn't
deserve
this." Rohit
describes
Sanjay
as
a
"very
sweet
guy
who
has
not
changed
one
bit
in
the
past
14
years".