Bollywood Reacts To The Sanjay Dutt Verdict

With the Sanjay Dutt Case finally over, see how the industry reacts:

"For the last 13 years since the court case against him has been going on, Sanjay Dutt has lived with a sword hanging on his head. To be an alleged terrorist in your own country… that is punishment enough. Besides, he spent the prime of his life in jail already, so in my opinion he has already served his sentence. I think it's ridiculous the judgment too so long in coming!"
Arti Surendranath, Ad and filmmaker
 
"Sanju was very immature when he made the mistake of keeping illegal arms. But he is no terrorist. He has grown with confidence and dignity and I think he deserves to be given a second chance. The judge should keep in mind his life graph before meting out his sentence."
Nafisa Ali Sodhi, social activist
 
"Without being judgemental, the impression I'm getting is that while he is not a terrorist, he has to be involved with terrorists to procure a weapon like an AK-56. He was fully aware of his actions and their consequences. Having said that, he has already served his time and matured during his jail sentence. But if the others have been convicted, why did he get a reduced sentence?"
Deepika Gehani, fashion designer
 
"Sanjay Dutt seems to be a good person who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. All boys like guns, but guns get you into trouble and trouble came looking for him. I don't think he's a terrorist, and while the 'Munnabhai' angle has garnered sympathy for him, I don't think that was a calculated public relations move."
Niharika Khan, jewellery designer
 
"I've thought a lot about the issue and I don't feel sympathetic or unsympathetic towards Sanjay. I am not involved in this at a personal level and so I'm ambivalent on the whole thing. But let's not forget that a lot of people have died and their loved ones will never be able to overcome the loss. I'm not saying he's responsible for it. Justice needs to prevail. No one should go scot-free if he's guilty."
Sabina Chopra, style watcher
 
"Let's clean up our act and accept the fact that this whole episode is a reflection of the failure of our system. When youngsters are driven to such steps, we immediately need to question where and how it all started. It all started when Babri Masjid was broken down. Let's put the leaders and the judges in jail because they are the one's who are responsible. Sanjay might be regretful, but it reflects badly on us because the system created that atmosphere for him to do what he did. "
Prahlad Kakkar, ad guru