Not a film about an achiever BUT it was definitely a challenge, says Rajkumar Hirani on Sanju!

Film Sanju is releasing soon. The movie is based on the life and time of Sanjay Dutt and stars Ranbir Kapoor in the titular role.

 

The director of Sanju, Rajkumar Hirani is very thrilled for the movie and talked at length about the same during a media chat. When Rajkumar was questioned the reason behind making Sanju, he specified, "Sanju's wife Maanayata Dutt once told that I should make a film on him. Back then, even I asked this question why Sanju. It's a dark life about guns and underworld which is not my territory. This was my first reaction. Time passed by and Sanju had gone to jail. He came on parole once. I was curious and asked about his daily life in jail. He said that he makes paper bags and sells for 25 paise. Sanjay also said that he was kept in a separate cell from others and used to be awake by 5.30 am. Sanju has never been on the sets during that time."

 

Hirani also revealed, "I was very fascinated when he was saying it. He kept on sharing it throughout the night and then I came back home. Next day, he again called me when I was editing PK and told me to meet him. He started talking about, basically, he was venting out and wanted someone to hear him."

 

The filmmaker further specified, "When he started telling his story, I only found it to be true because he did not have an agenda. Moreover, he also said that I did a mistake, I shouldn't have kept arms with me. I sat with him for about 25 days and kept on hearing. At some level, we filmmakers are very greedy, where we wait for the right script and keep on writing scenes which should be entertaining and engaging at the same time. And here, I had a person who kept on giving me scene by scene in the best way."

 

Rajkumar ended conversation by telling, "It's not a film about an achiever and it was definitely a challenge. We have taken a big challenge of making a film on someone who's not an achiever but I felt there's a story which should be brought about. I think it was the fascination of how can someone have this kind of life!"