/> That Sanjay Dutt's heart bleeds for humanity on the whole is well known. The joke in the industry is, anyone with a sob story can go to Dutt and he falls for it hook line and sinker.

But what happened earlier this week qualifies as one of the most genuine causes of distress answered by the ever-genrous Dutt.

It started when model-turned-actress Achala Sachdev got a call from a family-friend a Sardarji saying his little niece was detected with cancer and needed financial assistance.

"I was stunned," says Achala Sachdev. "I know the Sikh family very well. They're family friends. To hear that their little girl Saishaa who's just 2 has cancer just shook me to the core. The family wanted me to ask Sanjay Dutt for help from the charitable institution Nargis Dutt Foundation that's named after Dutt's mother. Since I know Sanjay I readily agreed and rang him up."

Dutt as usual, went many steps further.

"When he heard the seiousness of the situation he said, 'Forget the foundation. I'll help the girl.' And he immediately agreed to write out a large sum of money for little Saishaa's treatment at the Tata Memorial Hospital."

The sum that Dutt has donated is 2.5 lakh rupees.

"The girl's distraught mother Harjeet Kaur just wept when she heard about Sanjay's generosity. Just goes to show, the industry has its share of good people.And it's people like Sanju who make our world a better place," ends Achala emotionally.

Looks like Mr Dutt has just found himself some more fans.