Prabhu Deva to direct Sanjay Dutt's next production

Even though Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is currently behind bars serving his sentence, his production house doesn't stay still. The actor-producer has reportedly signed choreographer-director Prabhu Deva to helm a film from his production house.

Dutt is convicted for his relation with 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Dutt is serving his sentence in Yerawada jail. And his wife Manyata is handling her husband's production house. "Prabhu Deva has been signed to make a film for Sanjay Dutt company. Manyata met Prabhu and things got finalised last week," a source said. Sanjay Dutt has previously produced two movies- Shortcut: The Con is on and Rascals.

Prabhu Deva ventured into direction in 2005 with the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. After this he has directed several successful movies in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. Prabhu Deva, who is commonly referred to as India's Micheal Jackson has previously directed mass entertainers like Wanted and Rowdy Rathore. "We are yet to decide on the subject and actors for this film," the source added.

Another film, titled Hasmukh Pighal Gaya and directed by Sejal Shah, is also being made under Sanjay Dutt's production house. Now we know that even though Sanjay Dutt is in jail with a monthly allowance of Rs 4000, his wife Manyata knows how to handle the production house.

PTI