Sanju(2018)
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Sanju is streaming on Hotstar and Netflix since 29 June 2018.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hotstar, Netflix
- OTT Release Date
- 29 June 2018
- Theatrical Release
- 29 June 2018
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rating
- 7.6/10
Storyline
This story follows the real-life ups and downs of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt. It shows his struggles with drug addiction and his legal troubles. The film focuses on his connection to a major weapons case and the 1993 Mumbai bombings.
“The true story of a star's fall and fight.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sanju
Cast reunions in this film: Paresh Rawal & Sanjay Dutt (15 films together), Manisha Koirala & Sanjay Dutt (8 films together), Arshad Warsi & Sanjay Dutt (8 films together), Boman Irani & Arshad Warsi (6 films together), Boman Irani & Sanjay Dutt (6 films together), and Paresh Rawal & Arshad Warsi (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's script was kept secret, with only a few pages given to actors at a time.
- Ranbir Kapoor gained 13 kilograms of muscle and then lost it to match Sanjay Dutt's changing body.
- A real-life prison cell was recreated in a studio to film Sanjay Dutt's jail scenes accurately.
- The actor playing Sunil Dutt, Paresh Rawal, wore prosthetic ears to look more like him.
- Sanju became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018 in India, earning over 340 crore rupees.
- Director Rajkumar Hirani spent over two years just researching and writing the screenplay.
- The film used special effects to make Ranbir Kapoor's nose look like Sanjay Dutt's.