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Sanju
is a biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt: his film career,
jail sentence and personal life.
Director: Rajkumar
Hirani
Writers: Abhiruchi
Chand (assistant dialogue writer), Rajkumar Hirani
Stars: Ranbir
Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala
Summaries
Sanju
is a biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt: his film career, jail
sentence and personal life.
Few
lives in our times are as dramatic and enigmatic as the saga of Sanjay Dutt.
Coming from a family of cinema legends, he himself became a film star, and then
saw dizzying heights and darkest depths: adulation of die-hard fans, unending
battles with various addictions, brushes with the underworld, prison terms,
loss of loved ones, and the haunting speculation that he might or might not be
a terrorist. Sanju is in turns a hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of one
man's battle against his own wild self and the formidable external forces
trying to crush him. It depicts the journey of a man through everything that life
can throw at him. Some true stories leave you thinking "did this really
happen?" This is one such unbelievable story that happens to be true.
Bombay
High Court delivers it verdict on 1993 Bombay blast case and Sanjay Dutt
(Sanju) is found guilty for violating TADA act.Sanju tries to give his life but
is saved by wife Manyaata who then requests Winnie Diaz a London based author
to write his biography.Winnie agrees at first but after a call from Zubin
Mistry who was once close friend of Sanju tells her that what she will present
isn't complete truth.Winnie then decides to do her own research and specially from
Sanju's close friend Kamli.
Synopsis
D.
N. Tripathi, a biographer, attempts to write a biography on Sanjay Dutt,
comparing him with Mahatma Gandhi. An angry Dutt has him thrown out. The Bombay
High Court delivers its verdict regarding the 1993 Bombay bombings and
sentences Dutt to five years jail term for violating Terrorist and Disruptive
Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). Manyata Dutt approaches Winnie Diaz, a
London-based writer, to write Dutt's biography and present his story to the
public. Although unwilling at first, Winnie is threatened by Zubin Mistry, a
former drug peddler turned builder to not write the biography, which intrigues
her and compels her to do so. Winnie first interviews Dutt, and his life is
revealed in a flashback.
The
son of Sunil Dutt and Nargis, Sanjay's father plans to launch his acting career
in Bollywood with the film Rocky (1981). Upset over his father's controlling
behaviour on set, Sanjay is encouraged by his friend Mistry to try drugs for
the first time. Sanjay soon discovers that his mother Nargis is suffering from
cancer and is taken to New York for treatment. This incident furthers his descent
into alcoholism and drug addiction. He meets Kamlesh, a fan of Nargis, in New
York, and they become quick friends. His ongoing drug addiction results in the
eventual breakup with his girlfriend Ruby. Nargis passes away three days before
the release of Rocky, which takes an emotional toll on Sanjay. Sanjay agrees to
attend a rehabilitation centre in the United States, and eventually recovers
with the help of his father and Kamlesh. On returning to India, he meets with
Mistry and beats him for selling him drugs.
The
later part of Dutt's life is narrated by his now-estranged friend Kamlesh, who
Winnie tracks down. In the 1990s, Sanjay turns to bodybuilding and his career
in Bollywood has greatly improved. After the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition,
Sanjay acquires three AK-56 rifles to ensure the protection of his father, who
had by then ventured into politics, and sister, Priya Dutt. A series of
bombings occur in Bombay shortly thereafter. Sanjay is arrested in 1993 for
possession of illegal arms supposedly supplied by the D-Company to be
trafficked for protection during potential communal rioting after the bombings.
Sanjay is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for five years, threatening
his career. Indian media labels him as a terrorist, further tarnishing his
public image. Believing Sanjay to be guilty, Kamlesh severs ties with him.
After
his release in 1997, Sanjay appears in a string of flops. When his popularity
had begun to wane, he is signed for the title role in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
(2003), co-starring his father. Sanjay's performance garners him a Filmfare
Award and his public image improves, making his father proud. Shortly
afterwards, his father passes away. In 2006, the Bombay High Court finds Dutt
guilty under the Possession of Arms Act. Between 2005 and 2007, he is arrested
on two short occasions but is granted bail, allowing him to work in films. In
2013, he is arrested again by the verdict handed by the Supreme Court of India.
He convinces Winnie and Kamlesh of his innocence by blaming the media for
falsely accusing him of terrorism, and is subsequently released from prison in
2016 on account of good behaviour.
Sanjay
reconciles with his friend Kamlesh and finds out that Winnie has completed
writing his biography, titled Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (translation: People will
keep saying something), named after one of his father's favourite songs.
Taglines: One Man . .
. Many Lives
Genres: Biography |
Drama
Certificate: TV-MA
User
Reviews
I
don't usually take it to write a review for a film even though I follow films
very passionately. I have decided to do it because, although most of the
critics lauded Ranbir's performance, I have seen few comments trying to
belittle Ranbir's controlled, methodical performance by comparing it to Vicky's
loudly written character. First of all, I never understood why to praise one
actor, you need to degrade the other. Coming back to these specific
performances, I believe both Ranbir and Vicky were outstanding in their
respective parts, Vicky's character was written in a single note and was loud,
he nailed it by giving a fine, loud, dramatic performance with a lot of
spontaneity and sincerity and without going OTT. Whereas Ranbir's character had
many shades and many episodes, Ranbir clinched each part with perfection. From
getting Dutt's swag to his voice he almost disappeared into Sanjay Dutt but
never went into mimicry or a caricature. It was a kind of a role where the
biggest of actors could end up hamming, but it was the brilliance of Ranbir
Kapoor that he held his foot. Now, people may find Ranbir less expressive
compared to Vicky, but here he is not the usual actor Ranbir Kapoor, here he is
playing Dutt. They both complimented each other very well, and Sanju-Kamli has
to be one of the best male camaraderie seen in cinema in recent times
Now,
coming to direction, story, dialogues and screenplay. The story was episodic,
the screenplay was well written with few problems in the 1st half. The movie
starts with an excellent note, the way they are building up the drama was
terrific, could say the best of Hirani's work but suddenly they lose the track
after the scene where Sonam's character cancels her marriage to marry Ranbir,
the whole thing was very badly written and was not making any sense. After
that, they go into full melodrama, every character from Vicky to Paresh Rawal
to Ranbir was overdramatic. Then Har Maidan Fateh came to rescue. 2nd half was
terrific, it was crisp and very well directed. Dialogues were very good, they
were funny with a lot of punch lines, I was surprised to hear so many A-rated
dialouges in the film, some were really creepy. Overall it was a very good
entertainer with its soul in the right place most of the times. It would be 3
stars for the 1st half, 4 stars for the 2nd half and 1 extra star for Ranbir
and Vicky's performance.
Details
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Release
Date:
29 June 2018 (USA)
Also Known
As: Sanju
Box
Office
Budget: $14,000,000
(estimated)
Opening
Weekend USA: $2,723,349, 1 July 2018
Gross USA: $7,909,317
Cumulative
Worldwide Gross: $76,693,052
Company
Credits
Production
Co: Fluiidmask
Studios, Rajkumar Hirani Films, Vinod Chopra Productions
Technical
Specs
Runtime: 155 min
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
| DTS
Color: Color
Aspect
Ratio:
2.35 : 1
