Sanjay Dutt not to dabble in politics

New Delhi: Beleaguered Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who once aired his wish to follow in the footsteps of his late father and central minister Sunil Dutt by joining politics, yesterday said he had deferred the idea and wanted to concentrate on his acting career instead.

"No politics for me till the next 10 years. I think I have another 10 years to go in acting and I have to pursue that. May be later, I take on politics," Dutt said on the second day of the two-day HT Leadership Summit 2008 here.

At the interactive session 'Leadership Lesson from Munnabhai' named after Dutt's character from films like Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, the actor, said he need not be part of any political party to serve his nation.

"I'd love to serve my nation - my country but it is not necessary to do that by being associated with any kind of political party. I can do it without that and I have been doing it - like I do a lot for cancer patients and street children who are on drugs..." he said.