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• Started his career in radio, where he gained widespread popularity as a host.
• Debuted in Railway Platform (1955) and rose to fame through his appearance in Mother India (1957).
• Was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 1968.
• Became the sheriff of Mumbai in 1981. 
• Launched his son Sanjay's career with Rocky (1981).
• Founded the Nargis Dutt Foundation in memory of his wife in 1981, which supports cancer research.
• Went to Japan in 1988 to appeal for global disarmament and to protest for the same, he walked from Nagasaki to Hiroshima.
• Won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.
• Was Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Indian government from 2004 until his death in 2005.