{
  "id": 6119568,
  "title": "'6 Saal Jail Bhi Seekh Nahi Paaya': Sanjay Dutt Refuses To Speak In Marathi At Mumbai Event, Leaves Minister Pratap Sarnaik Laughing—VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/6-saal-jail-bhi-seekh-nahi-paaya-sanjay-dutt-refuses-to-speak-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:33:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/6-saal-jail-bhi-seekh-nahi-paaya-sanjay-dutt-refuses-to-speak-marathi-at-mumbai-event-leaves-minister-pratap-sarnaik-laughingvideo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actor Sanjay Dutt recently turned down a request to speak in Marathi at a Mumbai event. The invitation came from Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who had previously urged the actor to address the gathering in the language. Dutt humorously explained that despite his six years in Yerwada Jail, he still couldn't learn Marathi, though he had picked up a little of the language. His comment left Sarnaik laughing uncontrollably.\n\nThe incident was captured in a viral video, with Shiv Sena Minister Sarnaik standing next to Dutt, who then embraced him and expressed his gratitude for being invited to the event. Dutt mentioned their long-standing relationship, which goes back around 25 years. Earlier, Sarnaik had stated that he has been teaching everyone Marathi these days.",
  "summary": "Actor Sanjay Dutt recently turned a request to speak in Marathi at a Mumbai event into a light-hearted moment, using a reference to his time in Yerwada Jail to explain why he could not address the gathering in the language. The request came from Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who had earlier urged the actor to speak in Marathi. Sanjay said, \"Pratap bhai. Main 6 saal jail me raha,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Sanjay Dutt responds to minister’s request to speak in Marathi: ‘Jail me nahi seekha’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/sanjay-dutt-responds-to-ministers-request-to-speak-in-marathi-jail-me",
        "published": "2026-09-07T05:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Sanjay Dutt's Yerwada Jail Quip Ignites Marathi Row, Entangles Sena Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/sanjay-dutts-yerwada-jail-quip-ignites-marathi-row-entangles-sena",
        "published": "2026-09-07T07:49:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}