Sunil Dutt also had a successful political career. A five-time MP, he contested his first election from the Indian National Congress party in 1984. He was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government in 2004. Sunil Dutt died following a heart attack on May 25, 2005 at his Bandra residence at the age of 75. Sanjay Dutt Pays Tribute to His Father Sunil Dutt on His 93rd Birth Anniversary, Says ‘Your Belief and Love Helped Make Me Who I Am Today’.