Sunil Dutt and Nargis's love story began because of Sanjay Dutt's aunt; the actor's sister reveals the secret.

News Topical, Digital Desk : There are many celebrities in the film world whose reel-life pairings were also hits in real life. Veteran actor Sunil Dutt and actress Nargis Dutt are among them. While Sanjay Dutt's parents are no longer around, their love story is often a hot topic of discussion. 

Many believe that Sunil Dutt and Nargis's love story began on the set of Mother India. However, the truth is different, as Sanjay Dutt's younger sister, Priya Dutt, recently opened up about. She revealed that her aunt was the reason her parents' love blossomed. 

How did Sunil and Nargis's love story begin?

During the shooting of the film Mother India, actor Sunil Dutt saved Nargis's life during a fire on the set. After that, the two fell in love. Sunil's daughter Priya Dutt shared this story in an interview, “I even asked your father about saving your mother from the fire, and then you both fell in love. He said, 'Absolutely not.' If anyone else had been in that situation, they would have saved him too.”

He said that Priya described Sunil and Nargis's love. He fell in love with Mama because he saw compassion in her. He loved the person she was. She was a big star at the time. My father's career was just beginning to flourish. She (Nargis) was very down-to-earth.

One day, she asked her father why he was so sad. He replied, "My sister is sick. I don't know which doctor to take her to." Without telling him, she took her sister to the doctor. He was impressed by her behavior and fell in love with her. Priya admitted to having some attraction even when she was saving him from the fire.

Sunil played the role of Nargis's son

The film Mother India is considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema. Nargis, Sunil Dutt, and Rajendra Kumar played key roles in the film, with actors Raj Kumar and Kanhaiya Lal also appearing. You may be surprised to learn that Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar played Nargis's sons in Mother India.

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