Sanjay Dutt contest for Lok Sabha elections for the Samajwadi party from Lucknow

But if the actor is to contest elections, what will happen to his current lot of film commitments. Currently the actor has Luck, Blue, Chatur Singh Two Star, Lamhaa and Rohit Shetty’s untitled film with Ajay Devgan in his kitty.

“Earlier all the producers were slightly tensed when the news of him contesting elections broke out. But Sanju can't postpone any shooting schedule as all theses films are very important and have to release this year only. And so we are planning out the dates faccordingly. Soham Shah’s Luck is almost complete while Anthony De’souza’s Blue is 90% complete. And currently he is concentrating on Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa in Srinagar," says Dutt's manager Dharam Uberoi.

"Even the Samajwadi leaders are also supporting us and they are also planning out the dates based on the movie dates and are accordingly planning out dates for campaigning in Lucknow," he adds.

Apart from Sanjay Dutt, Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari will contest election from Gorakhpur and there are speculations that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will also be seen promoting the Samajwadi party.