Sanjay Dutt is known for his love affairs and controversies more than his movies and career. The actors had a fleet of affairs and divorces. He is currently married to Maanayata Dutt and the couple has two adorable children. However their love story was not a cakewalk, Maanayata spoke about facing rejection from his sisters once, read to find out.
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The couple met in 2006 and decided to get married in 2008, with a 19 years of age gap, they faced resistance from Sanjay Dutt's sisters Priya and Namrata.
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In an interview with IANS in 2009, Maanayata opened about the rejection and struggles the couple faced when they decided to start a new life, "I have the right to live with my husband the way I want to live, as a wife I have certain rights in my husband's home. Wheater it's a prostitute or a princess, a wife has a certain say always."
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When asked about the rejection she faced by the Dutt sisters, she said, " I had tried my best to make a healthy equation and gain acceptance with the family and sisters and even Sanjay knows about that. Now I won't try any further nor is he going to push me into it."
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She also stated in the interview that too many poeple were using Sanjay Dutt for money and how she has safeguarded him as a sheild. "I came as a sheild in Sanjay's life, too many people were exploiting and using him for money. I stood between him and those who wanted to use him."
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She even spoke about being in a happy place in her life with Sanjay along her side in another interview with IANS, "I am very happy in my marraige with Sanjay, I have known him for nine years. We have stood together for each other always and will continue to do so. He is my biggest support system."
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