Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt [ Images ] has said his father Sunil Dutt, who was a Congress leader, might have been upset over his decision to join hands with the Samajwadi Party.

"Maybe, he would have been (upset) but I would have managed to convince him (Sunil Dutt). Because I think Congress and Samajwadi Party share similar views of secularism, of helping the people in the nation. I think that is why they are in alliance," Dutt told NDTV.

The remarks by the actor, who will be SP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from Lucknow [ Images ], came just days after his sister Priya Dutt, a Congress MP from Mumbai [ Images ], had expressed disappointment over his plans to join Samajwadi Party.

Reacting to speculation of a growing rift between his wife and sister, Sanjay said: "No, Maanyata is my wife and there is no two words about it. She is my family as of now and always will be.

"....In any family in the world when a girl comes..., there are problems and we will sort them out", he added.