With
scores
of
photographers
jostling
and
crowds
craning
to
catch
a
glimpse
of
the
Bollywood
star,
a
visibly
upset
Sanjay
Dutt
left
his
Bandra
home
Thursday
to
return
to
prison
to
complete
his
sentence
in
the
1993
Mumbai
blasts
case.
A
lot
of
big
names
from
the
film
fraternity
were
there
to
show
their
support
and
solidarity
towards
'Munnabhai',
who
has
been
convicted
under
the
Arms
Act
for
illegal
possession
of
arms.
There
were
early
morning
prayers
and
celebrity
visitors
at
Sanjay's
Bandra
home,
outside
which
stood
hordes
of
fans,
as
the
53-year-old
prepared
to
return
to
the
prison
in
the
1993
Mumbai
serial
blasts
case.
Dressed
in
a
white
kurta,
with
cropped
hair
and
a
tilak
on
his
forehead,
he
waved
at
the
media
and
fans
before
walking
hand-in-hand
with
his
wife
Manyata
towards
his
car.
Sanjay
started
the
day
with
solemn
prayers
and
a
'havan'
conducted
by
a
priest
with
his
family
members
participating
in
the
ceremonies,
according
to
sources.
Since
Wednesday
night,
Sanjay
has
been
getting
calls
and
visits
from
friends,
colleagues
and
well
wishers,
sources
said.
Prominent
among
them
were
actors
Salman
Khan,
Fardeen
Khan
and
director
David
Dhawan
with
whom
he
has
always
shared
a
special
rapport.
Also
there
were
Vashu
Bhagnani,
Rajkumar
Hirani,
Apoorva
Lakhia,
Raj
Kundra,
Bunty
Walia,
Bhushan
Kumar
and
Sophie
Choudry.
Earlier
this
week,
the
Supreme
Court
declined
Sanjay's
plea
for
additional
time
to
surrender
to
serve
his
remaining
three-and-half
years'
sentence
for
his
role
in
the
case.
The
actor
has
already
served
18
months
in
prison.
Sanjay
will
surrender
before
a
special
TADA
court
later
Thursday
after
the
apex
court
upheld
his
conviction,
but
reduced
the
six-year
jail
term
to
five.
According
to
Bollywood
circles,
Bollywood's
'Munnabhai'
has
resigned
himself
to
serving
the
remaining
tenure
of
his
sentence
and
returning
to
jail
without
creating
more
controversies.
After
completing
the
surrender
formalities,
he
will
be
whisked
off
to
the
high-security
Arthur
Road
Central
Jail
-
which
usually
houses
undertrials
-
in
congested
south-central
Mumbai.
Finally,
he
will
be
shifted
to
another
regular
jail
either
in
Pune,
Nashik
or
Nagpur.
Police
officials
were
tight-lipped
about
the
final
destination.
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