Sanjay Dutt and wife Manyata are will be proud parents by the end of the year. Mrs Dutt is three months pregnant.

A visibly excited Dutt confirms Manyata's pregnancy and adds that he's thrilled to be a daddy again.

"I am very happy. Our prayers have been answered." The couple had been trying since their marriage to concieve. Dutt already has a daughter Trishala (21) from first wife Richa Sharma Dutt.

While Sanju's away...
Dutt is concerned about his wife's health as he takes off at the end of the month for a long recce for his home production Rascals starring himself and Ajay Devgn in the interiors of Morocco, Turkey and Istanbul. He will be away from the missus during this period, and he hasn't been without her for such a long period of time.

Confirms a source close to the couple, "Sanju will be away for more than two weeks during the end of June and has asked all his friends to look after his wife in his absence."

Dutt and Manyata have broken the good news to the family -- his daughter Trishala and sisters Namrata and Priya -- on Monday.