Can you gift me my freedom for my birthday: Sanjay Dutt

On his 50th birthday Wednesday Bollywoods troubled star Sanjay Dutt says his only wish is to leave his chequered past behind and move ahead as a free manIn the last 18 years Ive been fighting for my freedom and I feel the burden of the struggle now I want to be free Sanjayu00a0said from Cape Town South Africau00a0I want to walk into any consulate and get my visa I want my passport to be with me I want to visit any country I want Most important of all I want the court cases to end added the actor who battled with drug addiction and was also convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts under the arms actHe says now he wishes for his freedomCan you gift me my freedom for my birthday Otherwise the biggest gift god has given me is my wife Manyata Im very lucky to have her by my side said the actor who is currently in Cape Town shooting No ProblemFriends from different parts of the world have flown in to celebrate the day and Sanjay says he also wanted his sisters Namrata and Priya to join him on this special day in his lifeIve invited them The day I turn 50 is important for me And Id like my family to be near me I wish they could be here No matter what misunderstandings we had Id like to wash them away on my 50th birthdayExcerpts from an interviewQ In Mumbai the buzz is that your friends and family are flying in for your birthdayA I dont want any celebrations until Amar Singhji Samajwadi Party general secretary recovers Once he returns to Delhi Ill have a birthday celebration with him But I heard from the grapevine here that the unit of No Problem are planning a small gettogether for my birthday But when I asked them they said no party But my friends are flying downQ Who are theyA Paresh from Chicago Ive known him for the last 25 years Weve grown up together Then theres Mac from Los Angeles another old and dear friend Imran Ismail whos here in South Africa These are my three best friends who will be here on my birthdayQ And from MumbaiA Well I heard Bunty Walia is coming Everything he does is announced on Facebook So he has announced hes coming for my birthdayQ Have you invited your sistersA Yes I have Ive invited them The day I turn 50 is important for me And Id like my family to be near me Thats the way my parents wouldve wanted it I wish they could be here but theyre busy with their own lives No matter what misunderstandings we had Id like to wash them away on my 50th birthday Its sad they cant be here But Im sure theyve more important things to doQ Tell me about your most memorable birthdayA Theyve all been memorable in their own way even the ones that came in my worst days I dont like a big birthday bash I just want my near ones on my birthday Its tough to remember my past But I want to move onQ Its very difficult to imagine Sanju Baba being 50A At heart Im still Baba But when I look into the mirror its a reality And I do feel 50 but not old Ive been in the film industry for so long Yes its been a long innings In the last 18 years Ive been fighting for my freedom and I feel the burden of the struggle now I want to be free SubhashI want to walk into any consulate and get my visa I want my passport to be with me I want to visit any country I want Most important of all I want the court cases to endQ So your mentor is recoveringA He is not my mentor He is my brother and family Amar Singhji stands by his friends and weve to stand by our friends As soon as I get my visa Ill fly down from here in Cape Town to Singapore to spend a couple of days with himQ So this friendship will lastA Ive been betrayed by socalled friends many times But this time I feel Ive found a true friend Ive known him for 16 years He has always stood by me always been there in the worst situations in my lifeQ Your one birthday wishA Freedom Can you gift me my freedom for my birthday Otherwise the biggest gift god has given me is my wife Manyata She has stood by me and supported me unconditionally Im very lucky to have her by sideQ What about a babyA If that happens my happiness would be complete