The coming year promises to be a happening one for Sanjay Dutt, with the actor being part of some of the most talked about projects.

Apart from "Shabd", (in which he is said to have given a hard-hitting performance with Aishwarya Rai), "Nehle Pe Dehla" and "Sarhaad Paar", which are scheduled to release shortly, Sanjay has three other films on the floor.

These are Nitin Manmohan's "Tathastu", Mahesh Manjrekar's "Viruddh" and Vashu Bhagnani's "Shaadi No. 1", besides Vinod Chopra's film now titled, "Munnabhai Meets Mahatma Gandhi", to be directed by Rajkumar Hirani, reports Bollywood Trade.

"He is an actor with tremendous potential and range, who can essay every kind of character with remarkable potential," says Hirani.

The other big two projects that will also take off next year for Sanjay are the ones with Aditya Chopra and David Dhawan. While Aditya Chopra has signed him for a film to be directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, David Dhawan will direct him in a Percept Pictures Production, scheduled to take off in March 2005.

"He has got the best offers in his kitty and we are making sure that he does justice to all of them," says his business manager, Kalim, who has the tough job of allotting dates to producers.