Mumbai June 6 (IANS) Actor Sanjay Dutt says his late father and politician Sunil Dutt was his pillar of strength and he feels his absence with each passing moment.
On Sunil Dutt s birth anniversary on Wednesday Sanjay said he cherishes all the time spent with him.
"To the pillar of my strength happy birthday Dad. You may not be here but I feel your presence in every breath I take " Sanjay said in a statement to IANS.
"I cherish the time we had and strive to imbibe your teachings. We miss you " he added.
The actor also took to Instagram to share a black and white photograph of himself with his father.
A long-time Congress MP from Mumbai Sunil Dutt is known for acting in films like "Mujhe Jeene Do" "Yaadein" and "Khandan". He died of a sudden heart attack in 2005 at his residence in Bandra.
Sanjay s fans will get to see a glimpse of the bond he shared with his father through Rajkumar Hirani s film "Sanju". Paresh Rawal will be seen as Sunil Dutt and Ranbir Kapoor is essaying the role of Sanjay in the biopic.

--IANS sug/nn/bg