Journalism of Courage
Ranbir Kapoor, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Bhushan Kumar and Vijay Singh among others attended the teaser launch of Rajkumar Hirani directorial Sanju on Tuesday afternoon. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Ranbir Kapoor plays Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in Sanju. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film is produced by Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani Films in association with Fox Star Studios. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
"Firstly, I have always been a Sanjay Dutt fan. So, for me, it was a fan playing his icon. So, the hardest thing for me was to give myself the confidence to do it. I consider Sanjay Dutt a very flawed person but a wonderful person. He's a pop icon. It was scary," Ranbir Kapoor told reporters at the event. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Sanju director Rajkumar Hirani said, "When we heard the story, we thought that a film needs to be made. We asked Sanju, 'We are going to make this film, do you have the courage? The story which you are telling us if it is shown on the screen, will it be alright with you? Will you not have any problem?'. And, Sanju agreed." (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Speaking about the making of the film, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra remarked, "I immediately said, 'Have you gone crazy? What is there in Sanjay Dutt's life, that you are going to make a film on his life? Will you glorify him?'. Then, they started telling me the story. Then slowly I started discovering Sanjay Dutt that frankly I didn't know." (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Sanju also stars Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Vicky Kaushal, Jim Sarbh and Boman Irani. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
Sanju will release on June 29. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)
