Here's how much Sanjay Dutt earned in his 3.5-year jail stint

Despite being a superstar whose movies earn crores of rupees in Bollywood Sanjay Dutt mdash who will be let out of Punersquos Yerawada Jail today mdash will receive a meagre Rs 440 for making paper bags and khaki envelopes while serving his time in prison 56yearold Dutt who has served 42 months of his fiveyear prison term in Punersquos Yerawada jail following his conviction in a case related to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts will be released todayAlso Read Thursday mega release Actor Sanjay Dutt to walk free on February 25Sanjay DuttDutt earned the Rs 440 for making paper bags and khaki envelopes in prison As per the prison manual a convicted prisoner has to be assigned some work so he can learn certain skills and utilise them outside jail after he completes his term As per the prison manual Rs 45 is given for unskilled labour semiskilled labour earns an inmate Rs 50 and skilled labour is given Rs 55Read Story Jailed actor Sanjay Dutts radio show a hit at Yerwada prisonA jail officer said Dutt was initially given the job of making paper bags from newspapers He was trained by a team of experts and was tagged as an unskilled labour Under this he was paidRs 45 after preparing 100 paper bags perfectly Five months ago he was tasked with preparing Khaki envelopes for a government office and for every 1000 envelopes he used to get R50 He took twothree weeks to complete these tasksNo money for RJingHe added During his sentence Dutt has earned around Rs 440 and he will be given the money on Thursday morning around 9 am By 10 am he will be released like any other prisoner However he will not be paid for his work as a radio jockey RJ since that was meant as a recreational activity and was not labouroriented work He enjoyed being an RJ as he got to move out of his cell for a couple of hours and get in touch with the massesAnother officer spoke about Duttrsquos role as an RJ at the jailrsquos internal radio station He said Duttrsquos show began from noon to 1 pm He began by greeting his listeners either with lsquoGood Morning bhai logrsquo or lsquoGood Afternoonrsquo Dutt worked on the show with three other prisoners In his show he would discuss some movie sequences or give firsthand information about movie planning and other thingsThe officer added On one occasion Dutt gave a motivational speech and said the prison sentence he was serving was a bad patch in his life which would soon go away Recently during Shiv Jayanti he also shared some stories about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj On Wednesday it is his last day here and his fellow inmates have dedicated most of the songs and dialogues to himThe officer added Dutt became emotional while sharing his experiences in prison He told inmates about his luxurious life and how he has played a diverse range of roles in movies right from being a notorious goon to a police officer But he realised that life in prison is a lot more difficult than an action sequence Dutt would also salute our senior officers when they came for inspectionsAlso Read Activist writes to CM Devendra Fadnavis opposing early release for Sanjay DuttDutt has been serving his term in Yerawada prison since April 2013 and was kept in a secluded yard near the Phasi Yard He was out on furlough or on parole for a total of 118 days in his 42month jail termAnother police officer who has been observing his movement from day one said Dutt initially used to cry a lot Since he is a chain smoker it was a difficult for him to adapt to the lifestyle in jail inmates are not provided with cigarettes Later he leant how to kill time in prison by replying to the letters his wife and his near and dear ones wrote to himHe added Many fans had also started sending letters to him and he personally wrote back to them But we gradually stopped this He used to chant Godrsquos name and read spiritual books He was quite an introvert at first but he came out of his shell after he got to know he is going to be a part of a dance performance He geared up for it and started preparing with other inmates That was the time he became normal with the others in prison