New Delhi: Life is not a bed of roses for Bollywood stars, as it seems from a distance. The fact that glamour industry’s some of the biggest names have had to deal with dark phase in their lives at some point in time, makes us take a look at some of the actors who are in the list. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest names in Bollywood, who have at least once in their lifetime gone behind the bars.
One of the biggest names, Bollywood can boast of—Salman Khan, has had a tumultous career and personal life. The superstar, although loved by millions of his fans still had a dark phase in terms of the number of court cases haunting him. Recently, the actor has been convicted in 2002 hit-and-run case and sentenced to 5 year jail term by the Mumbai sessions court. The actor had earlier served a prison term in relation to his 1998 black buck poaching case.
Sanjay Dutt was convicted in the illegal possession of arms relating to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Dutt was held under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) in April 1993, due to terrorist interactions, and illegal possession of a 9mm pistol and an AK-56 assault rifle. After spending 18 months in jail, he was granted bail in April 1995. In July 2007 he was sent to six years rigorous imprisonment. The Supreme Court on March 21, 2013 had pronounced its judgement on Dutt. Sanjay Dutt is currently serving his remaining 42 month prison term in connection with the illegal possession of arms in 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Actress Monica Bedi, who made her debut in early 1990s, was arrested in September 2002 with gangster Abu Salem by the Lisbon police for entering Portugal on forged documents. On 29 September 2006, Bedi was convicted for passport forgery for procuring a passport on a fictitious name. In November 2010, the Supreme Court of India upheld her conviction but reduced the jail term to the period that she had already served.
On 4 May 2001, Fardeen Khan was remanded to Narcotics Control Bureau custody for being accused of carrying cocaine, but later the actor was found not guilty. Feroze Khan’s son even agreed to undergo a detoxification process following which the court agreed to grant him immunity from prosecution.
The actor found himself in the middle of a controversy which catapulted his professional career. The actor was allegedly accused of raping his maid in June 2009. Shiney stated that he had consensual sex with her though later confessed to the crime. The trial court convicted him based on circumstantial evidence and he was sentenced him to seven years rigorous
