Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt was absolutely superb! All the hardwork he's done behind the role is clearly visible on screen and the output is amazing ! The movie is based on real life events of sanju and is beautifully carved into an interesting, and wonderful story of a man and his struggles throughout life. How he pulled himself out of hell with the help of his great father Sunil Dutt. He also had the services of a loyal friend and Vicky Kaushal has done great work playing that part.
Can't say for sure if the facts shown in the movie are 100% true but yes the movie as it is, is really wonderful to watch. One of the bests in recent times. So don't miss it.
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Ranbir Kapoor's brilliance and Vicky Kaushal's spontaneity lift this good movie to a great film
sathya08083 July 2018
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.
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.
Ranbir Kapoor shine like the brightest star in the Sanjay Dutt's Biopic
prafullasrivastav29 June 2018
SPOILER:
**Direction:**
Formula based director** Rajkumar Hirani** has come up with new experiment Biopic on the life of Sanjay Dutt. He is one the most entertaining director of Bollywood who gave Munna Bhai MBBS, 3 Idiots and PK. As some message is always hidden in the movie of Raju, this time he did not disappoint the audience. This time he highlighted Breaking News issue and Hidden James bond from media houses.
**Performance:**
**Ranbir Kapoor** has stolen the show with his spell bounding performance. **Paresh Rawal** has showcased great chemistry as father. **Vicky Kausha**l again proved his mantle by bonding with Ranbir. Manisha did fantastic job as she was looking like Nargis Dutt. Sonam Kapoor must start showing expression on her face. Anushka has played good guest appearance. Jim Sarbh left good impression on the audience in the role of drug dealer. Dia Mirza was totally wasted role. Boman Irani was good in touch in small and effective role. Karishma has really very small role.
**Script:**
I feel that script is only thing which need some improvement. **Raju Hirani** and **Abhijat Joshi** have shown great bonding between Ranbir, Paresh and Vicky. Drug issue covered perfectly. Girls involvement in Dutt's life shown little less than mentioned one. However Gun issue totally mishandle as replaced name of Gun from AK 47 to AK56. Showing only Hindu man as Under world don but in reality, Mumbai underworld does not represent any particular religion. Script must be more balance and more accurate as they have touched all key points. Story of Manyata Dutt and Sanjay is totally missed. Even Madhuri Dixit's story is not included.
**Music:**
Surprisingly you will miss **Shantanu Moitra** in this movie from Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani. New Music directors duo are **Roshan-Roshan** and **Vikram Montrose**. Vidhu was not happy with performance of new Music Directors so he brought **A.R.Rahman** in the picture as guest Music director for song Ruby Ruby. In my opinion, A.R. Rahman must be given full charge of music direction for better music.
**Make up Man:**
Sanju is incomplete cinema with Make up artist **Vikram Gaikwad**. Vikram did finest job for Ranbir to look alike Sanjay Dutt in all phases of life shown in this movie.
**Box-office:**
As per opening day's booking status, first day collection will be around 30-35 crores. Words of mouth is super so Saturday and Sunday 's collection will lie between 35-40 crores. It means 100 crores in weekend itself which will be highest for Ranbir Kapoor. Lifetime collection more than 200 crores.
**Last Words:**
** **Go if you are fan of Ranbir, Go if you are fan of Raju Hirani, Go if you are fan of Cinema
This movie will set a legacy known as - Ranbir Kapoor
AmanAjmani29 June 2018
After Tamasha, I was eagerly waiting for something big from Kapoor's side, and then ADHM came, where RK's performance was stupendous (as always) however the movie being average, it didn't just add up.
I still remember, the day when Sanju was announced and Ranbir was casted, everyone including Sanjay was skeptical if kapoor will be able to pull him off. And after watching this today, I can bet you a 1000 bucks, that 10 mins in and you'll even forget RK is in there.
If there's anyone who can play Sanjay dutt better than sanjay dutt, is Ranbir Kapoor, and i'm not even exaggerating. Kapoor portrayed many aspects of Sanjay's life, in such a beautiful way, that it actually feels like watching 6 different movies in a go. The father-son bond, is the pillar this film stands on, and i'm pretty sure every son out there, is gonna connect with this at some level and shed some tears. Paresh Rawal, did more than justice to the role of a great and noble man, Mr. Sunil Dutt.
The sheer amount of dedication that went into making this excellence, is hard to neglect. Everything, from direction to camerawork reflects the zealousness and precision of what Hirani stands for.
It took more than 3 years for all this to cook up, given that, a typical Bollywood film wraps up in a mere 3 months (keeping in mind the example of Race 3, 80 days in the shooting, and we all know how it turned out), one can only admire Rajkumar Hirani's endearment towards film making.
As far as Bollywood goes, it's all commercialised nowadays, films are made just in the essence of making money, but, it gives me hope, when I know, there's a person out there like Rajkumar, whose work over the years proves that in this herd of money grabbers, he cares. Cares enough, to dedicate his life and time into making something extraordinary each and every juncture. And Sanju is no different, it's the perfect example of a Raju film, a collab of drama, emotions, laughter, stirred with philosophy and full of Life. And for all those haters out there, I know you're reading this (with a grim face), and cursing around, however - 'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge'
I still remember, the day when Sanju was announced and Ranbir was casted, everyone including Sanjay was skeptical if kapoor will be able to pull him off. And after watching this today, I can bet you a 1000 bucks, that 10 mins in and you'll even forget RK is in there.
If there's anyone who can play Sanjay dutt better than sanjay dutt, is Ranbir Kapoor, and i'm not even exaggerating. Kapoor portrayed many aspects of Sanjay's life, in such a beautiful way, that it actually feels like watching 6 different movies in a go. The father-son bond, is the pillar this film stands on, and i'm pretty sure every son out there, is gonna connect with this at some level and shed some tears. Paresh Rawal, did more than justice to the role of a great and noble man, Mr. Sunil Dutt.
The sheer amount of dedication that went into making this excellence, is hard to neglect. Everything, from direction to camerawork reflects the zealousness and precision of what Hirani stands for.
It took more than 3 years for all this to cook up, given that, a typical Bollywood film wraps up in a mere 3 months (keeping in mind the example of Race 3, 80 days in the shooting, and we all know how it turned out), one can only admire Rajkumar Hirani's endearment towards film making.
As far as Bollywood goes, it's all commercialised nowadays, films are made just in the essence of making money, but, it gives me hope, when I know, there's a person out there like Rajkumar, whose work over the years proves that in this herd of money grabbers, he cares. Cares enough, to dedicate his life and time into making something extraordinary each and every juncture. And Sanju is no different, it's the perfect example of a Raju film, a collab of drama, emotions, laughter, stirred with philosophy and full of Life. And for all those haters out there, I know you're reading this (with a grim face), and cursing around, however - 'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge'
Wow !
ripujit_in29 June 2018
Its a roller coaster ! Raju Hirani's portrayal of Sanju is a MASTERPIECE !
Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt is more Sanjay Dutt than Sanjay Dutt ! The guy is phenomenal ... flawless acting ... short of superlatives to describe his act !
Vicky Kaushal playing Sanju's best friend was amazing in his character ... plays an important role and does full justice.
Paresh Rawal playing the legendary Sunil Dutt is wonderful !
Everyone else is just as good !
Hirani does a fantastic job in summarising Sanjay Dutt's biography in a 3 hour movie ... what an amazing story it is ... what an amazing life it is.
Ranbir has played the role of his life in this career defining movie !
Its A Must Watch !
Ranbir Kapoor back as an phenomenal actor
deveshmaisuria3 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
After all the wait. I finally get to see this movie up on the big screen. What I would say is that this movie is incredibly good. It gave us most of it that we all wanted to see. Ranbir Kapoor's acting is brilliant, his role playing Sanju was absolutely perfect for him to do. Sanju's friend was also one of the best things about his film because Vicky Kaushal as Sanju's best friend truly nailed his performance. For me I think that these two actors were good on screen, especially that last moment where Sanju gets out of prison and meets his friend. Other actors like Paresh Rawal was also so good as he was playing Sanjay Dutt's father. I think that he was just too good as he was on screen. If I look at the editing I would say that you really have to pay attention for the most part because this movie doesn't go from start to finish. It goes back and forth for the most part and it kind of mix things up a little bit too. But other things was the first half of the film focuses more about drugs and how Sanju struggles to battles it. The second half focuses more on Sanju going to prison and how Sanju starts making good films for his own career. This film has given more depth into the character and everything around him as how the film progresses and it really makes us feel that this everything we saw about the true Sanjay Dutt.
I would say that this movie was absolutely brilliant and how it was one of the best films in 2018 so far. I would give this movie an 8/10. Again like I said this movie has given us a in depth story of Sanjay Dutt's life. So I hope you have all enjoyed my review on the film.
I would say that this movie was absolutely brilliant and how it was one of the best films in 2018 so far. I would give this movie an 8/10. Again like I said this movie has given us a in depth story of Sanjay Dutt's life. So I hope you have all enjoyed my review on the film.
5th Classic in a Row for Master Hirani, Best Of Ranbir!
SAMTHEBESTEST29 June 2018
SANJU REVIEW :
Ever since i heard about this Project I was very negative about it I was like why Hirani is making a biopic on Sanjay Dutt I mean come on he is not a legend rather he is stamped as A Criminal then why is Raju Hirani going off track keeping his social appealing films formula aside? But then I had a faith on him as he never disappointed, he must have found something interesting in Sanjay Dutt life and that's why he is making a film. And Hirani does not disappoint and makes that faith on him much stronger with Sanju. He is a Genius and has made this not so Social film a Classic with Family Values, Friendship and Emotional bonding through his Vision.
Ranbir Kapoor in and as Sanju Delivers a memorable and best performance of his career till date. There are so many stages and ages of Sanjay's life from a young drug addict, an upcoming superstar, then a Set Superstar, a physically fit icon and then the last one as a 50+ man i mean a current Sanjay Dutt. All these are played by Ranbir Kapoor so perfectly that it looks like he is working in 4-5 different films at the same time, he looks like Sanju, he talks like Sanju, he walks like Sanju, he does everything like Sanju. Ranbir is surely going to win a bunch of awards for Sanju. Paresh Rawal has given a justice to his role and that was expected because he is one of the greatest actor in Bollywood. The surprise package here is Vicky Kaushal who Delivers a power packed performance and stands tall along with Ranbir and Paresh Rawal. Jim Sarabh plays negative character and suits it. Anushka, Dia, Sonam and others have small roles and have done the expected job.
Sanju starts slightly slow and you feel like is Hirani going to deliver something below Expectations or what? But it doesn't happen and Sanju keeps you hooked, entertains you, makes you emotional and at the end it gives you a satisfaction of watching a Worthy film. The First half is very good but that is not enough considering the high standard set by the director, then second half packs a Solid punch and recovers that burden of first half. For that, credit must go to the screenplay writing which is engaged and throughout gripped. Cinematography is excellent you will see some eye pleasing frames on screen. Dialogues are outstanding and are loaded with the Hirani trademark such as Humour, Realism and bit tabu. Although Sanju lacks those expected Big Laugh riot scenes from a Hirani film still it has some of its own Shout out scenes but slightly in a vulgar way. Music is Decent, 'Kar Har Maidan Fateh' gives Goosebumps and works perfectly as an Inspiration song, other songs fades away very soon. Rajkumar Hirani's Direction is something what we admire, we don't expect anything less than a Classic from him and he does it again. Delivers the 5th Consecutive Classic, a feat which no one would have ever thought of. Said it many times, saying it again Hirani is the Best Director of Bollywood of his Generation, nobody is even close to him, Period.
Just like others I also hated Sanjay Dutt for his mistakes and by reading about him in Newspapers but after watching Sanju I have a respect for him, such a fighter he is, that hypocrisy of media is exposed. He is drinker, He is Womaniser, He is Drug Addict but he is not a Terrorist. Thank you Rajkumar Hirani for bringing this story on screen otherwise I would have never realise what actually Sanjay Dutt is. Go and watch Sanju ASAP you will laugh, enjoy and cry just like me. Rating- 8/10*
Ever since i heard about this Project I was very negative about it I was like why Hirani is making a biopic on Sanjay Dutt I mean come on he is not a legend rather he is stamped as A Criminal then why is Raju Hirani going off track keeping his social appealing films formula aside? But then I had a faith on him as he never disappointed, he must have found something interesting in Sanjay Dutt life and that's why he is making a film. And Hirani does not disappoint and makes that faith on him much stronger with Sanju. He is a Genius and has made this not so Social film a Classic with Family Values, Friendship and Emotional bonding through his Vision.
Ranbir Kapoor in and as Sanju Delivers a memorable and best performance of his career till date. There are so many stages and ages of Sanjay's life from a young drug addict, an upcoming superstar, then a Set Superstar, a physically fit icon and then the last one as a 50+ man i mean a current Sanjay Dutt. All these are played by Ranbir Kapoor so perfectly that it looks like he is working in 4-5 different films at the same time, he looks like Sanju, he talks like Sanju, he walks like Sanju, he does everything like Sanju. Ranbir is surely going to win a bunch of awards for Sanju. Paresh Rawal has given a justice to his role and that was expected because he is one of the greatest actor in Bollywood. The surprise package here is Vicky Kaushal who Delivers a power packed performance and stands tall along with Ranbir and Paresh Rawal. Jim Sarabh plays negative character and suits it. Anushka, Dia, Sonam and others have small roles and have done the expected job.
Sanju starts slightly slow and you feel like is Hirani going to deliver something below Expectations or what? But it doesn't happen and Sanju keeps you hooked, entertains you, makes you emotional and at the end it gives you a satisfaction of watching a Worthy film. The First half is very good but that is not enough considering the high standard set by the director, then second half packs a Solid punch and recovers that burden of first half. For that, credit must go to the screenplay writing which is engaged and throughout gripped. Cinematography is excellent you will see some eye pleasing frames on screen. Dialogues are outstanding and are loaded with the Hirani trademark such as Humour, Realism and bit tabu. Although Sanju lacks those expected Big Laugh riot scenes from a Hirani film still it has some of its own Shout out scenes but slightly in a vulgar way. Music is Decent, 'Kar Har Maidan Fateh' gives Goosebumps and works perfectly as an Inspiration song, other songs fades away very soon. Rajkumar Hirani's Direction is something what we admire, we don't expect anything less than a Classic from him and he does it again. Delivers the 5th Consecutive Classic, a feat which no one would have ever thought of. Said it many times, saying it again Hirani is the Best Director of Bollywood of his Generation, nobody is even close to him, Period.
Just like others I also hated Sanjay Dutt for his mistakes and by reading about him in Newspapers but after watching Sanju I have a respect for him, such a fighter he is, that hypocrisy of media is exposed. He is drinker, He is Womaniser, He is Drug Addict but he is not a Terrorist. Thank you Rajkumar Hirani for bringing this story on screen otherwise I would have never realise what actually Sanjay Dutt is. Go and watch Sanju ASAP you will laugh, enjoy and cry just like me. Rating- 8/10*
Great Acting of a rather weak and disjointed premise.....
bonnyjaitly29 June 2018
Everytime a director who's given epic movies one after the other reaches a point where he indulges himself in search of a cinematic marvel. Raju Hirani does just that. Had made this movie without it being called a biopic it would have been another great movie but this a biopic but not a fictional account supposedly??? But they take fictional cinematic liberties as it pleases the, and u end up with a mix of fictionalised rea events whatever that means.
Ranbir is epic, Paresh Rawal and Vicky Kaushal are marvellous, the rest are ok .
Certain snippets have been added to provide humor to an otherwise drab tale which you know everything of already and wonder what the director is trying to achieve. They have proclaimed that the have not tried glorify Sanju and end up doing just that. By the time - which takes forever and the movie ends you end up realising its more of a propaganda film to show he's not a terrorist than actually showing his life really.
His career is never mentioned, his wives - Richa and Rhea and his close affairs also are not even mentioned albeit when he claims he has slept with 350 women. His very friend in the movie is supposedly a caricature of all his friends roled up into one - go figure.
Music is non existent and the rest of the support in the technical department is also just ok.
The movie is not bad when seen as a movie and not a biopic , but when it is helmed by a stalwart like Hirani who's says it's a biopic then you expect a "Gandhi" and nothing else from one of India's arguably best directors.
Watch only if your a Ranbir fan.
Ranbir is epic, Paresh Rawal and Vicky Kaushal are marvellous, the rest are ok .
Certain snippets have been added to provide humor to an otherwise drab tale which you know everything of already and wonder what the director is trying to achieve. They have proclaimed that the have not tried glorify Sanju and end up doing just that. By the time - which takes forever and the movie ends you end up realising its more of a propaganda film to show he's not a terrorist than actually showing his life really.
His career is never mentioned, his wives - Richa and Rhea and his close affairs also are not even mentioned albeit when he claims he has slept with 350 women. His very friend in the movie is supposedly a caricature of all his friends roled up into one - go figure.
Music is non existent and the rest of the support in the technical department is also just ok.
The movie is not bad when seen as a movie and not a biopic , but when it is helmed by a stalwart like Hirani who's says it's a biopic then you expect a "Gandhi" and nothing else from one of India's arguably best directors.
Watch only if your a Ranbir fan.
Sanju is APPLAUSE worthy! Take a bow Ranbir Kapoor & Rajkumar HIrani.
Natasha070530 June 2018
SANJU
Duration : 129 Minutes Genre : Biopic
CAST Ranbir Kapoor : He plays Sanjay Dutt. I must say that this is Ranbir's best performance till date. He went into the soul of the character. Pure brilliance! Paresh Rawal : He plays Sunil Dutt. His performance was genuine and his on screen presence was strong and flawless. Vicky Kaushal : He plays Kamlesh, Sanjay Dutt's best friend. His role was equally vital and he performed really well in despite of sharing screen space with senior actors. Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Manisha Koirala and Anushka Sharma : The whole female cast was well ensemble and all 4 portrayed their roles well. Jim Sarbh : He played God. Jim always outdoes himself, and he doesn't disappoint here.
PLOT As we all know Sanju is a Biopic on the different stages of Sanjay Dutt's Life. Raju Hirani not only displays Sanjay's life story but also teaches us life lessons (As he always does). There was a dialogue in the movie which said "The person with the most failures, has the best stories." Sanju is indeed those stories. Raju Hirani executes the script skillfully and one gets to see every emotion in it.
SOUNDTRACK Sanju's music doesn't really leave a mark except for the track Kar Har Maidaan Fateh which is extremely motivating as is also my favorite.
Duration : 129 Minutes Genre : Biopic
CAST Ranbir Kapoor : He plays Sanjay Dutt. I must say that this is Ranbir's best performance till date. He went into the soul of the character. Pure brilliance! Paresh Rawal : He plays Sunil Dutt. His performance was genuine and his on screen presence was strong and flawless. Vicky Kaushal : He plays Kamlesh, Sanjay Dutt's best friend. His role was equally vital and he performed really well in despite of sharing screen space with senior actors. Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Manisha Koirala and Anushka Sharma : The whole female cast was well ensemble and all 4 portrayed their roles well. Jim Sarbh : He played God. Jim always outdoes himself, and he doesn't disappoint here.
PLOT As we all know Sanju is a Biopic on the different stages of Sanjay Dutt's Life. Raju Hirani not only displays Sanjay's life story but also teaches us life lessons (As he always does). There was a dialogue in the movie which said "The person with the most failures, has the best stories." Sanju is indeed those stories. Raju Hirani executes the script skillfully and one gets to see every emotion in it.
SOUNDTRACK Sanju's music doesn't really leave a mark except for the track Kar Har Maidaan Fateh which is extremely motivating as is also my favorite.
Mostly entertaining but not truly engaging or thought provoking.
DesiBaba3 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The movie was entertaining for the most part, it did become very formulaic towards the end. I do not see this in the same league as PK or 3 Idiots. I've been a fan of SD since back in the day -- Rocky, Naam, Sadak, Saajan...was not a huge fan of the Munnabhai series, but it was okay. I personally don't care about the accuracy of his autobiography or whether he's a terrorist or not. I think whatever role he might have had was out of recklessness than any malicious intent. He's clearly made questionable choices over the years and one finally caught up with him; you win some and you lose some. He could just as easily have ODd back in 80s but he got lucky to have found a great support system and was eventually able to make a comeback. Anyways, I did not find anything particularly thoughtful or engaging about the movie. Yes, media runs on TRP everywhere, so nothing new there. Despite media's 24/7 news cycle, most people are smart enough to discern between fact and fiction. Those who are ignorant, well, why do you care about their opinion anyways? There was a lot of unnecessary melodrama to compensate for lack of substantive narrative. I also felt like it was a very biased portrayal, why make things so black and white, let people make up their own minds. Way over-rated at 9.
One more Masterpiece of Raj Kumar Hirani. Awesome movie
suyashjain-4745929 June 2018
This was the most awaited film of Raj Kumar hirani and this movie excelled in all departments. Every character has shown his presence in the movie. This movie take you through a ride which makes you happy, sad, joyful, angry and give you all sort of feelings. Though not all aspects of Sanjay Dutt life has been shown in the movie but what ever life aspects have been shown in the movie was pure blissful
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie
Ranbir Kapoor steals the thunder in an otherwise decent flick
ketgup8330 June 2018
If you are a 90's kid, probably you would have grown up to see Sanjay Dutt 's outstanding performances in films like Khalnayak, Vaastav or Munna Bhai Series in early 2000. Sanjay Dutt is
definitely one of the finest actors we have in Bollywood and there is no doubt about it. However, the question popped up in my mind when I saw the trailer -
Was a biopic on Sanjay Dutt even required ? Ofcourse, Sanjay Dutt is popular for his controversies which could add masala required for a movie.
Bollywood have legends like Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar or Guru Dutt. Why not make a film on them ? Let us see how the film "Sanju" has fared ..
Sanju is a chronicle on journey of controversial Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt right from his film career, personal life, affairs to the present state.
Directed by master storyteller, Rajkumar Hirani, who has given some fantastic message oriented films like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, 3 Idiots and P.K, Sanju is probably his weakest work till date. The movie begins in a flashback mode showing the early days of Sanjay Dutt and how he got into drug addiction. Few scenes are outstanding - Sanjay Dutt's relation with his mother Nargis Dutt, the scene where he comes in the middle of night to steal the bottle of alcohol from his girlfriend's house. Even the scene at the hospital where he cries over a dead body is hilarious. However, the screenplay starts losing focus towards the intermission. The second half picks up slightly showing Sanjay Dutt's encounter with gangster and underworld. But too much of melodrama tends to bore you. None of songs leave impact while background score is sometimes too loud. Also, I felt the story was told as if there so many excuses being made for all the mistakes done by Sanjay Dutt to gain sympathy for him and show that he is a victim for all his crimes.
The silver lining is the performances. Ranbir Kapoor gives his career best performance. When you will watch the movie, you will notice his style of talking , walking and even voice is accurate to that of Sanjay Dutt's. Manisha Koirala , Sonam Kapoor and Diya Mirza are fine. Anushka Sharma is wasted in a minuscule role. Vicky Kaushal is superb while Paresh Rawal is good though he resemblance to Sunil Dutt is very less.
Overall, Sanju is one-time watch thanks to the stupendous performance by Ranbir Kapoor. Decent 2.75/5
Sanju is a chronicle on journey of controversial Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt right from his film career, personal life, affairs to the present state.
Directed by master storyteller, Rajkumar Hirani, who has given some fantastic message oriented films like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, 3 Idiots and P.K, Sanju is probably his weakest work till date. The movie begins in a flashback mode showing the early days of Sanjay Dutt and how he got into drug addiction. Few scenes are outstanding - Sanjay Dutt's relation with his mother Nargis Dutt, the scene where he comes in the middle of night to steal the bottle of alcohol from his girlfriend's house. Even the scene at the hospital where he cries over a dead body is hilarious. However, the screenplay starts losing focus towards the intermission. The second half picks up slightly showing Sanjay Dutt's encounter with gangster and underworld. But too much of melodrama tends to bore you. None of songs leave impact while background score is sometimes too loud. Also, I felt the story was told as if there so many excuses being made for all the mistakes done by Sanjay Dutt to gain sympathy for him and show that he is a victim for all his crimes.
The silver lining is the performances. Ranbir Kapoor gives his career best performance. When you will watch the movie, you will notice his style of talking , walking and even voice is accurate to that of Sanjay Dutt's. Manisha Koirala , Sonam Kapoor and Diya Mirza are fine. Anushka Sharma is wasted in a minuscule role. Vicky Kaushal is superb while Paresh Rawal is good though he resemblance to Sunil Dutt is very less.
Overall, Sanju is one-time watch thanks to the stupendous performance by Ranbir Kapoor. Decent 2.75/5
Overrated
gokul080114 July 2018
Movie could have been cut short by an hour. or focused on other more interesting aspects and people in Sanju's life - his wives/family, his relationships with other big stars (Madhuri Dixit, Salman khan?).. That material is completely missing from the movie. Too much screen time for the Kamli friendship angle. Boring. The drug addiction part dragged on way too long.
I wouldnt consider this movie a biopic as it was only focused on portraying Sanju as an innocent victim of the unfair media coverage. The guy has repeatedly made bad choices in his life and we are supposed to feel sorry for him. Yaawn.
Melodramatic background music was annoying.
Ranbir's acting was good though. Would surely win him many awards.
Cant rate it more than 5 stars. but its an ok movie compared to other junk that bollywood churns out.
One of the Best of Ranbir
agast-2888929 June 2018
Well Ranbir is Back with Sanju and also made People to respect Sanjay Dutt
the Job of Rajkumar is always as one of the best...
not for all kind of people but and best for insperation for the youth and the urban class that you can come back from any inpossible way and become and honest person..
well done and keep it up...
All sk fans will give bad reviews here!!!but the movie is superb!!!!!!!!!!!!
mtamoor9429 June 2018
AS we know this movie is directed by brilliant super genius director Rajkumar hirani who never heard of word flop in his whole career because he is super talented and every movie he creates have power to rule the box office and the hearts of people So I give all the credit to the director for creating this movieit is one of the best movies of this era.......It had all elements of blockbuster movie and who can forget the ranbir's unforgettable performance he improved his acting skills alot plus the suppoting cast is also very talented wholly the movie is good ........a must watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Epic!!
wariahharneet29 June 2018
If you love Mr. Hirani.
aniruddhmalhotra29 June 2018
I saw first day first show of Sanju. Not because of Sanjay Dutt not Ranbir but only because of Rajkumar Hirani. And as expected the theatre was full of laughs and cries. Mr. Hirani is a master in storytelling. I rarely watch movies in theatre but movies of him are in my list always.
Ranbir is a solid performer giving lot of justice to the Sanju's character. Paresh Raval performance is nice but like Ranbir depicting real Sanjay Dutt, Paresh is little different in depicting Sunil Dutt sir. I loved everything else in the movie. The emotions and drama in the movie are perfectly placed. Screenplay is really good. Cinematography of drug scenes were very good. Vicky Kaushal again gained a solid role and played it good. The messages (there are many) given are essential for audience. Music is less in the movie as compared to previous movies which I personally needed more. Main badhiya tu bhi badhiya can only be in my playlist. But in the end its the director's movie.
Preparations for movie: Carry a nice smelling handkerchief for your girlfriend and maybe yourself. Even I cried few times.
Ranbir is a solid performer giving lot of justice to the Sanju's character. Paresh Raval performance is nice but like Ranbir depicting real Sanjay Dutt, Paresh is little different in depicting Sunil Dutt sir. I loved everything else in the movie. The emotions and drama in the movie are perfectly placed. Screenplay is really good. Cinematography of drug scenes were very good. Vicky Kaushal again gained a solid role and played it good. The messages (there are many) given are essential for audience. Music is less in the movie as compared to previous movies which I personally needed more. Main badhiya tu bhi badhiya can only be in my playlist. But in the end its the director's movie.
Preparations for movie: Carry a nice smelling handkerchief for your girlfriend and maybe yourself. Even I cried few times.
Average and Not as Good as i expected.
ShaktiRathor29 June 2018
I've Been a big sanjay dutt fan,not for his acting or stardom but for his unparalleled fighting spirit and strength of facing challenges in life and survival.
Bad drug addiction,Losing loved ones to cancer and brain tumour,chronic depression n anxiety,divorce,separation from children and legal accusations like terrorism and decades of torture in courts and jail.
He everytime bounces back and thats what i find inspiration about sunjay dutt. Undoubtedly i wanted to see this movie as soon as possible..and i was expecting a lot from it. Overall its good enough as a one time watch but not as per my expectations..Script is not very elaborate and skips a lot of important incidents in "sanju"'s life.. the screenplay is also quiet weak..vulgarity and obscenity is uselessly added to make things interesting,some shots are exaggerated and looks unreal. Impactful and intense sequences are there but editing isn't balanced..the typical raju hirani kind of friendship angle has got overemphasis and other critical events weren't portrayed properly.
Music and signature tune is also boring n bland,thank god they went to RAHMAN and got ruby ruby song which saved the sinking music ship.
Quiet surprisingly,i didnt like paresh rawal in sunil dutt's role.
On the brighter side,Ranbir did the dark intense scenes pretty nicely.Best thing about his role is that he didn't try being carbon copy sanjay dutt.he just picked the character and played it like "ranbir". manisha koirala plays realistic "nargis" as she is a cancer survivor in real life as well.
Sanju overall is good but i was expecting way better than this. Cant rate it more than 6 out of 10
You need to see it.
joshidevansh29 June 2018
So, I forcefully assumed that it is going to be a bad movie.
Then movie started, within 10 minutes i felt that urge to choose different.
But, i stayed where i was.
After just 15 min, actually without knowing,i started to like this movie. That assumption was clearly wrong.
I was having so much fun, I really can't explain.
Ranbir Kapoor is really a precious gem of our Bollywood, can't deny it. His performance was exceptional.
Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal was exceptional, too.
Can't forget Jim Sarbh, the king of negative roles nowadays. His aura is something different, really.
Raj Kumar Hirani, a salute to him, for portraying these phases of Sanjay Dutt, which consists so many problems and difficulties, in a really funny way.
Film made by your crazy cheerleader fan!!
ravs0528 March 2019
If you are looking for an honest and true version of the controversial star's life then look elsewhere coz this is the story told by someone who is just your super-crazy fan! I am talking of that kind of a fan who would go and do pooja to the cut-out not just before the first-day first-show, but crazy enough to do it at the audio launch!!
I mean I am not saying that this is a no good film, if this had been a "inspired by" rather than a true-life scene-to-scene set up, then it would have made much sense. Coz from what I read and saw, the actor's life wasn't as glossy as the film portrays and his mistakes weren't due to personal life set-backs, at least not all of them. For instance, his descent into drugs and women is not circumstantial but that's what rich kids do, when they have too much money, fame and fandom at a very young age.
All the mistakes and the recovery from them were portrayed in a cute and sympathetic manner, trying to up-sell that goody goody non-existent image of the star.
Acting wise, Ranbhir Kapoor nails his part as Sanju, there is no denying the fact. From the supporting cast, its Vicky Kaushal who truly stands out as that one strong friend who's always been there, also a totally fictitious character in bio-pic (???). Then Paresh Rawal also nails his part at the legendary Sunil Dutt. From the rest of the cast, Dia Mirza has very little screen time and so does Manisha. And what can I say about Sonam Kapoor ... well, she's plastic and her life is fantastic!!
The songs of the film are barely ok and the ones that stands out are A.R.Rahman's two songs which truly bring the 80s era to life, especially "Ruby Ruby". But sadly, the "Chand" song is played for few seconds and "Ruby Ruby" is totally butchered when the film-maker decided to ruin it by adding his own lyrics. Wonder why they even approached ARR when their plan was not to justify such amazing compositions!!
And then there are ample doses of all the heart warming scenes which we come to expect from Rajkumar Hirani's films. Every emotional scene is well directed and the feel-good scene give you goose-bumps at times, something which is like a walk-in-the-park for this director.
Finally, if I were an ardent fan of someone, totally blind and intoxicated by his very presence, this is how I would make a movie about him!
I mean I am not saying that this is a no good film, if this had been a "inspired by" rather than a true-life scene-to-scene set up, then it would have made much sense. Coz from what I read and saw, the actor's life wasn't as glossy as the film portrays and his mistakes weren't due to personal life set-backs, at least not all of them. For instance, his descent into drugs and women is not circumstantial but that's what rich kids do, when they have too much money, fame and fandom at a very young age.
All the mistakes and the recovery from them were portrayed in a cute and sympathetic manner, trying to up-sell that goody goody non-existent image of the star.
Acting wise, Ranbhir Kapoor nails his part as Sanju, there is no denying the fact. From the supporting cast, its Vicky Kaushal who truly stands out as that one strong friend who's always been there, also a totally fictitious character in bio-pic (???). Then Paresh Rawal also nails his part at the legendary Sunil Dutt. From the rest of the cast, Dia Mirza has very little screen time and so does Manisha. And what can I say about Sonam Kapoor ... well, she's plastic and her life is fantastic!!
The songs of the film are barely ok and the ones that stands out are A.R.Rahman's two songs which truly bring the 80s era to life, especially "Ruby Ruby". But sadly, the "Chand" song is played for few seconds and "Ruby Ruby" is totally butchered when the film-maker decided to ruin it by adding his own lyrics. Wonder why they even approached ARR when their plan was not to justify such amazing compositions!!
And then there are ample doses of all the heart warming scenes which we come to expect from Rajkumar Hirani's films. Every emotional scene is well directed and the feel-good scene give you goose-bumps at times, something which is like a walk-in-the-park for this director.
Finally, if I were an ardent fan of someone, totally blind and intoxicated by his very presence, this is how I would make a movie about him!
Wow
robinsingh-6019029 June 2018
It's not a biopic by far....
kabirboom1 July 2018
I am a big time fan of Raju Hirani ever since Munnabhai MBBS. I have thoroughly enjoyed all his movies. 3 Idiots plays every fortnight in my house but Sanju is a big let down for me. The movie is boring let alone be entertaining. There is no Madhuri factor, no Tina Munim, no Salman Khan, no Underworld etc, yet too much of rona dhona and same ol' typical Hirani twist of friendship. I had mammoth expectations from this movie considering the profound calibre of India's iconic director Raju Hirani but walked out of the cinema hall baffled and confused. The movie tries to glorify dutt and tries very had to say that everything in the media was a hoax/incorrect with very little reference to Sanjay's connections to the underworld and his idea of holding an AK-47 rifle. His friendships, rise and fall in his movie career, love affairs, are all skipped. Paresh ji's acting was good but i couldnot see him in the legendary Sunil Dutt's persona. He unfortunately was a mis-match. Ranbir shines all through. He is the only saving grace for the movie. I walk out of the theatre tormented and suffered the exuberating 2 hrs and 30 minutes of boredum only to get a taxi to go home. I right now sit on my couch and the only question that looms in my head is....Why????? Why Mr Hirani???? Why???
Sanju is one of the best biographical movies ever made! Rajkumar Hirani does it again!
ghoshsoham29 June 2018
Sanju reminds us of the fact that biographical movies need not be about great people! Using the reference to this movie, director Rajkumar Hirani forbids us to indulge in whatever wrong Sanjay Dutt had done earlier in his life. The greatest lesson he gives us is that: we should turn our weaknesses and our failures into our strengths and Sanju is one of the prime examples of it.
Now, coming to the movie, Sanju is actually fantastic! It is rather nostalgic! It's not that I am a devotee of Sanjay Dutt, but this movie had a loop of emotions: love, hatred, anger, and the most important: passion.
Now coming to the acting performances, Ranbir Kapoor is the star of the movie. Momentarily, you forget that he is actually Ranbir Kapoor! He immerses into the character extremely well. Personally, I feel this is his best work till date, even better than Barfi!
The supporting cast is tremendously good! Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Jim Sarbh, Boman Irani were all fantastic, let's say pitch - perfect!
The songs were good, but the one that stands out is "Kar Har Maidan Fateh"! Goosebumps!
Strongly recommend after the Race 3 debacle.
My rating: 5 out of 5
Now, coming to the movie, Sanju is actually fantastic! It is rather nostalgic! It's not that I am a devotee of Sanjay Dutt, but this movie had a loop of emotions: love, hatred, anger, and the most important: passion.
Now coming to the acting performances, Ranbir Kapoor is the star of the movie. Momentarily, you forget that he is actually Ranbir Kapoor! He immerses into the character extremely well. Personally, I feel this is his best work till date, even better than Barfi!
The supporting cast is tremendously good! Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Jim Sarbh, Boman Irani were all fantastic, let's say pitch - perfect!
The songs were good, but the one that stands out is "Kar Har Maidan Fateh"! Goosebumps!
Strongly recommend after the Race 3 debacle.
My rating: 5 out of 5
Brilliant movie!! Hats off to Hirani and Ranbir Kapoor
jkt20061 July 2018
Amazing script, direction and performances in this wonderfully made movie. Raju Hirani proves once again he puts it all in his movies. Ranbir Kapoor has moved up many notches higher with this movie. He has created legacy for himself already with this one. Paresh Rawal, other actors do perfect justice too. Hoping to see more movies like this. Hindi movies getting better and better each year, is a promising sign of things to come. This one is a labor of love for sure by Rajkumar Hirani. Hats off to you!!
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