Ranbir Kapoor: “We are trying to show a very human side of Sanjay Dutt”

As the excitement grows for the biopic of Sanjay Dutt, so do the rumours. However through his interaction with the media lead star Ranbir Kapoor has set things straight on exactly what they are doing.

“He (Dutt) hasn’t been a hypocrite about it (his life). So it’s not a propaganda film trying to portray him as God or something. We are trying to show a very human side of Sanjay Dutt, his perils, his downfall, his will to fight, his time in jail, terrorism charges, his drug phase, how he handled his mother’s death two days before the release of his debut film, his relationship with his father. These were human conflicts in his life,” Bollywood Life reports Kapoor expressing.

In playing such a huge character, Kapoor explained how it has cone with it’s challenges. “He is such a relevant person even today. He is so much loved even today. He is controversial. But when you have Rajkumar Hirani as the director and Abhijat Joshi as the writer and the character like Sanjay Dutt, you are somewhere cushioned,” he added.

Despite having got the look right, Kapoor explained how it’s much more than than, as he explained, “Getting the look right is very superficial, it is easy as you have help from make-up and computer graphics. To show Sanjay Dutt as a human being, as a biopic only works when you show the human side of a person, and not the glories but the downfall as well (was not easy).”

He went on to say, “I don’t know if I have nailed it or not (referring to the film). I was very inspired (doing this film). We have a few days left now for the film. It’s a very new me, so I am excited to see how the audience reacts. It should be out on March 30 next year.”

There had been rumours doing the rounds, that the famous ‘Khalnayak’ (1993) title track would be included in the film. Setting the record straight, Kapoor stated, “We have not touched upon the ‘Khalnayak’ phase. This film doesn’t talk about Sanjay Dutt the hero, but Sanjay Dutt’s life. We have touched upon his few films like the first one ‘Rocky’ (1981), ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ (2003).”

The film will also star Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal and Dia Mirza.

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