 degree in sociology from Sophia College, University of Mumbai (then University of Bombay).She has a Post Graduate Diploma in television production from the Center for Media Arts, New York City, United States.In 2005, following the death of her father, Sunil Dutt, and despite a low voter turnout, she won her seat in the Lok Sabha by a margin of 172,043 votes over the Shiv Sena candidate.