Sanjay Dutt out of Son of Sardaar 2 after his UK visa application rejected over arrest in the 1993 blasts case: Report

Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn were all set to reprise their roles in Son of Sardaar 2, which is a sequel to the 2012 movie that also had Sonakshi Sinha in the lead.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been removed from the Son of Sardaar 2 which was to be shot in the UK.

It was after the production team found that Sanjay Dutt's visa request had been rejected in the UK in connection with the 1993 blasts case, according to a report in Mid-Day.

Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn were all set to reprise their roles in Son of Sardaar 2, which is a sequel to the 2012 movie that also had Sonakshi Sinha in the lead.

Ajay and Sanjay were to shoot for the movie in London, but this latest development has hindered the plans and the report in Mid-Day says that Sanju baba has been replaced by Ravi Kishen.

The sequel, which also has Mrunal Thakur, was to be shot in Scotland.

A source told the site, “Ever since his arrest in 1993, while Sanju has travelled to the US, he has applied for a UK visa multiple times, but never got one. The Son of Sardaar 2 shoot would have been his first trip to the UK. However, after Ajay’s team found out that the senior actor’s visa request had been rejected, they replaced him with Ravi Kishen."

The source further said that this visa rejection could also hamper the shoot of Housefull 5 as the multi-starrer is also scheduled to be shot in September in London.

But the source said that Housefull producer Sajid Nadiadwala has already shot for Sanjay's portion in Mumbai. "Sajid has chosen a wiser route. While the shooting with the cast begins in London, all of Sanju’s portions will be filmed in Mumbai. So, there are no issues on that front."

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Sanjay Dutt was arrested in 1993 under TADA and the Arms Act and convicted later for violation of the Arms Act for possession of illegal weapons procured from the other accused in the 1993 bombings in Mumbai.

Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in prison. In March 2013, the Supreme Court upheld his five-year sentence, and after multiple bails, he finally completed his jail term in 2016.