Actress Sonam Khan has publicly revealed for the first time that she harboured a secret crush on her Kroadh co-star Sanjay Dutt — feelings she says she never confessed to him. The disclosure came through a social media post in which Sonam described Dutt as 'the most amazing co-star' she ever worked with.

What Sonam Said

In her own words, Sonam wrote: 'Finally, Sanju baba on my page! (the only actor I worked with, on who I secretly had a huge crush, he had no clue and I never told him) He was the most amazing co-star for me with a heart of gold! Will always cherish the amazing memories with #sanjubaba in all the movies I worked with him.'

The candid admission has drawn warm responses from fans of both actors, many of whom remember the on-screen chemistry between the two from their shared films of the early 1990s.

Their Shared Film: Kroadh (1990)

Kroadh, released in 1990, is a Bollywood action film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh, and Sonam Khan in pivotal roles. It follows two brothers — Ajay and Vijay — who enter the criminal underworld to track down their mother's killer, with Ajay eventually joining the police while Vijay refuses to follow the same path.

Sonam Khan's Career in Brief

Sonam Khan made her debut with the Telugu film Samrat in 1987 before being launched in Hindi cinema by director Yash Chopra in Vijay (1988). She went on to appear in several commercially successful productions, including Tridev, Mitti Aur Sona, Kroadh, Kodama Simham, Ajooba, Fateh, and Vishwatma.

Her final screen appearance was in the 1994 action thriller Insaniyat, directed by Ramanjit Juneja. The film featured an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Jaya Prada, Raveena Tandon, Chunky Panday, Anupam Kher, Prem Chopra, and Shafi Inamdar, along with posthumous appearances by Nutan and Vinod Mehra. Notably, Insaniyat was publicised as the only film in which Amitabh Bachchan and Sunny Deol appeared together; it finished as an average grosser and the 12th highest-grossing film of 1994.

Why This Moment Resonates

Sonam Khan largely stepped away from the spotlight after 1994, making this public reminiscence a rare window into a golden era of Hindi commercial cinema. Her tribute to Dutt comes at a time when nostalgia for 1990s Bollywood is running high, fuelled by documentaries, OTT retrospectives, and anniversary re-releases. The post is a reminder of an era when ensemble action films dominated the box office — and of friendships that quietly outlasted the footlights.