Politics is totally over for me: Sanjay Dutt

The actor still regrets joining politics and the Samajwadi party, but considers the experience a real eye-opener 

He may have resigned from Samajwadi party in 2010, but Sanjay Dutt is still sore about the experience. 

In fact, as he juggles multiple roles of new father, husband, reel-life super villain, and now an entrepreneur - he just launched a sporting league with Raj Kundra- politics seems to be the last thing on his mind. 

In a candid chat with Mumbai Mirror, the actor confessed, "Politics is totally over for me. I have realised that politics meri jagah nahi hai. I cannot lecture or spin lies." 

Branding his flirtation with Samajwadi party as an error, Dutt, who is preparing to move away from the family home soon, expressed his regret for not having stayed loyal to the party of his father's choice. 

"My entire family has been with the Congress right from the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is in our blood and as a loyalist, I am always there for Congress. Samajwadi was a mistake and I regret it," he says emphatically. 

But, Dutt is also quick to add that his decision to join Samajwadi party was not influenced by Amar Singh. "In fact, he discouraged me. You see, he is not just a politician, but also a brother. But then things happened and those three months in politics were a big lesson for me." 

Striking a more philosophical note Dutt said, "I think the best thing about my short-lived political career was that I saw the interiors of Bihar and UP. That is the real India and being an Indian, it was really sad to see our own people living in such dismal conditions. It was a real eye-opener." 

But politics is not the only thing Dutt has quit in recent years. At the time of the interview, he claimed he had been off alcohol for more than 15 days. New Year resolution? Dutt laughs and says, there are other things that keep him happily occupied- fatherhood, his kickboxing league with Shilpa Shetty's husband, his friends and his newly-formed production house. 

When asked about his buying the rights of South film Badri for Ajay Devgn, Dutt said about the one-crore deal, "Yes, it is true. We have given a token amount of Rs 40 lakh and the rest of the details are being worked out."