Mumbai: Famous filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani behind Sanju has finally addressed a long -launched criticism that the biopic was an attempt to make Sanjay Dutt’s image white. The 2018 film, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Dutt, was a box office blockbuster, but the actor faced a backlash for allegedly portraying in sympathetic light.
Talking with Komal Nahta on the game changer, Hirani clarified that the film was born from an unexpected personal conversation with Dutt, rather than to rehabilitate his public image with any pre -planned agenda.
Hirani shared that his inspiration for Sanju came after a personal encounter with Sanjay Dutt during his parole period. The director recalled, “Sanjay Dutt was out on parole. He came out and called me. He said, ‘What are you doing? Please see me. ‘ I been there. This was a phase where he was very lonely, and a lot of people were not going to meet him. Despite doing two films with him (Munna Bhai MBBS and Lez Rao Munna Bhai), I was not very close to him. ,
However, the day was different. Hirani explained how Dutt opened his struggles, his father Sunil Dutt, and his life was experienced in such a way that he had never done before.
“This one day, I felt as if he was going out for me. He started sharing his stories, talking about his father. It was that, and I went back home, ”Hirani said, the raw and clear nature of his conversation planted seeds for Sanju.
One of the major criticisms of Sanju was that it justified Dutt’s actions, including illegal occupation of firearms and his controversial personal life. However, Hirani strongly denied these claims. “During an interview, I was asked if I made Sanju to whitewash Sanjay Dutt’s image. I asked, ‘What is your problem with him?’ The person said, “He kept a gun with him.” I replied, ‘So, we showed him keeping a gun. We also showed how he called his friend to throw it in water and destroy it. ,
He further emphasized that Sanju Dutt was not reluctant to highlight the flaws, “we showed that he was a drug addict. We showed how he slept with his best friend’s girlfriend. We showed that he showed that he showed There was a bawa “.
Hirani questioned why people still claimed that he had glorified Dutt when the film clearly made his mistakes. “What do you think I have not shown to whiten his image? People developed a perception based on what people have read about them. Nobody knows him for the first time, “he argued. Sanjay Dutt changed the perception for Defetley after Sanjay.
