Actor Sanjay Dutt's visa application to visit US for his daughter's graduation ceremony there was rejected, a report said on Monday.

The acclaimed actor's application for his visa renewal (he had a 10-year visa to visit the United States) was rejected for the second time by the US consulate on the grounds that he was convicted for the 1993 serial blasts, for illegal possession of arms.

New York-based Trishala will miss her father at her graduation ceremony, where all parents join their children to celebrate the completion of their degrees.

She is graduating from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

It is said that Trishala, after being traumatised by her father's tryst with the legal system, took up law as a career option.

Sanjay Dutt's manager Dharam Oberoi was quoted as saying the actor was very keen to attend his daughter's graduation but only faced disappointment each time he applied.