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The Film Fraternity has launched a signature campaign on December 12 to show their support to Sanjay Dutt who has been declared guilty under the Arms Act for possessing weapons used in the 1993 bomb blasts case.

"We are grateful to Sanjay for his kind deeds and the help he extended to workers in the film industry. Hence, we are launching a signature campaign to express our feelings that Bollywood is with him in this moment of crisis," said Pahlaj Nihalani, film producer and President of Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers.

"We do not have any intention to interfere with the court's order or influence the judiciary," Nihalani added. "The idea is to express our support to Sanjay, who has helped the film industry workers in the past, in whatever way he could. All I can say is that Sanjay is a nice person, always helpful to others and has already undergone punishment by spending time in jail and going to TADA court regularly for the last 13 years."