While we eagerly await the release of Sanjay Dutt’s biopic Sanju, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt. The makers of the film, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra showed the trailer to Ranbir Kapoor's father Rishi Kapoor and mother, Neetu Singh.
The veteran actor was pleasantly surprised at his son’s fine performance. On watching the trailer, a teary-eyed Rishi Kapoor said,
"The way Rajkumar Hirani has presented Ranbir is the biggest, superb thing (sic). The boy has really done well. I am so proud of him. I swear on Neetu and Ranbir, I did not think it was Ranbir, I thought it was Sanjay Dutt."
The proud dad further added, "You don't know how emotionally triggered I am right now, at the point where Vinod (Chopra) and Raju (Rajkumar Hirani) have shown me this trailer. The first appearance of Ranbir from the jail, I thought it was Sanjay Dutt."
After praising the young actor, Rishi Kapoor jokingly said, "I shouldn't praise him so much. He's good and still got to improve, and still got to do good work. I love you my boy (Ranbir)".
The biopic depicts the various stages of Sanjay Dutt's life, the teaser of which has already piqued the interests of the audience.
Sanju is the story of Sanjay Dutt, depicting all his highs and lows and aims to provide insights into the unbelievable story of the actor.
The director, Rajkumar Hirani has also released multiple posters of the film, revealing the varied looks of Ranbir Kapoor from the biopic. All the posters show an uncanny resemblance to Sanjay Dutt.
Written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film also stars an ensemble cast including Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal, Sonam Kapoor and Dia Mirza among others.
Produced by Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani Films in association with Fox Star Studios. Sanju is all set to be released on 29 June 2018.
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