Richa
Sharma
was
Sanjay
Dutt's
first
wife,
whom
he
married
in
1987.
He
met
Richa
for
the
first
time
at
the
muhurat
of
one
of
his
films
at
Hotel
Sea
Rock.
Richa
came
to
Mumbai
to
try
her
luck
in
films
but
gave
up
her
Bollywood
career
for
the
Dutt
scion,
as
the
actor
didn't
want
her
to
work
after
marriage.
A
few
months
later,
Richa
got
diagnosed
with
cancer
and
was
taken
to
the
US
for
treatment.
In
one
of
his
old
interviews,
the
actor
had
mentioned
that
he
wanted
to
be
always
there
for
his
estranged
wife,
Richa.
He
had
told
Rediff,
''All
I
can
say
is,
I
want
to
be
always
there
for
her,
whenever
she
needs
me.
I
was
very
happy
that
I
could
go
over
and
see
her
at
a
time
when
she
was
really
ill.
Now
she
is
much
better,
incidentally...''
When
asked
about
his
daughter
Trishala's
reaction,
after
he
came
out
of
jail,
he
had
said,
''Oh,
she
had
missed
me
a
lot,
obviously.
And
she
knew
who
I
was,
she's
grown
a
lot
in
these
last
two
years
and
is
now
capable
of
understanding,
feeling
the
love
of
a
daughter
for
a
father.''
In
the
same
interview,
Sanjay
Dutt
also
talked
about
his
then
girlfriend
Rhea
Pillai,
''We
have
not
thought
about
it
(future),
I
personally
have
yet
to
begin
to
think
about
the
future.
Having
said
that,
I
must
add
that
I
do
believe
in
marriage
as
an
institution,
I
understand
its
value,
I
believe
it
is
one
of
the
most
important
things
in
a
person's
life.''
For
the
uninitiated,
Sanjay
married
model
Rhea
Pillai
in
1998
but
the
two
separated
in
2008.
Then
in
2008,
Sanjay
married
Manyata
Dutt.
The
couple
is
blessed
with
two
kids,
Iqra
and
Shahraan.