Sanjay Dutt’s release from jail: Bollywood cheers for actor, welcomes him with warmth

Sanjay Dutt’s friends from the film industry are elated to have him back.

Mumbai: This is the day his friends and well-wishers had been waiting for. Sanjay Dutt has been released from the Yerwada Jail in Pune Thursday morning. Sanjay, who is now a free man, served the remaining 42-month jail term after being held guilty by the Supreme Court of India for possessing an illegal weapon in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Reactions from his friends and colleagues from the industry have been pouring in. Here’s taking a look at some of the tweets posted by some of them:

Welcome back to the grind! Make some memorable movies now! pic.twitter.com/xjubwdlPGG — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) 25 February 2016

So happy my brother @duttsanjay is finally a free man!! Family time and time to catch up on lost time!! Renewed recharged and ready — Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) 25 February 2016

Homecoming !!!
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord,
I'm three, Lord, I'm four,
Lord I'm five hundred miles ( NAAM) pic.twitter.com/s8H68d1dZL

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) 25 February 2016

Welcome back Sanjay ..!! Very very happy for all the Dutt family ..!!! Wish Sanjay all Gods blessings .....!! — Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) 25 February 2016

Really happy for my friend & brother, Sanjay Dutt. He stayed positive throughout his ordeal which is finally over. He is finally a free man. — Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) February 25, 2016

Awesome moment with my darling sanjay dutt today... Soooo happpppy to see him as a free man pic.twitter.com/K7S1jS2fPU — ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) February 25, 2016

Welcome HOME Sanjay Dutt. We missed you. Love.:) — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) February 25, 2016