Sanjay Dutt’s Sister Priya Dutt Says ‘Sanju’ Didn’t Do Justice To Her Parents Or Actor’s Life, Admits, “It Became Caricature”

Rajkumar Hirani directed Sanju, based on the controversial life of Sanjay Dutt was much-talked about film in 2018. The film starring Ranbir Kapoor in the titular role, continues to remain among the highest grossers movie to date. From his jail-term to drug addiction and affairs, the flick covered some crucial aspects of actor’s life. However, Sanjay Dutt’s sister Priya Dutt found Sanju caricature and feels the movie didn’t do justice to her parents- Nargis and Sunil Dutt.

Priya Dutt on Sanju being caricature

In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Sanjay Dutt’s sister Priya Dutt was asked her thoughts on Sanju movie. To this, she said, “I also felt that the movie didn’t do justice to, I think, even my mum in the film, or my father. There is a lot that could have been worked on. There was a lot. Even the relationship between the father and son, the way it was-I think a lot more could have been shown“.

When asked if she ever felt like talking to Rajkummar Hirani with her reservations, Priya said,  “I was tempted… But I think they had a different concept in mind. I didn’t call him. Their focus was just Sanju, of course, which I get that – and his life. It became a bit of a caricature.“

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She added, “Maybe they had to amalgamate too many characters. It’s not what I expected it to be. I think it was more entertainment… I loved Ranbir Kapoor in it. He played Sanju very well. But yeah, I feel it wasn’t really a biopic. It was a film, very entertaining, and included only certain aspects of his life. The intensity was missing.” Priya said that when she told brother Sanjay Dutt about it, he said, “Now, what?”

About Sanjay Dutt controversial life

Sanjay Dutt has been one of the most controversial figures in the Bollywood industry. After losing his mother, the actor fell prey to drug addiction and went to rehabilitation centre in USA for cure. He was charged by the Mumbai Police in 1993 regarding the Mumbai bomb blasts. The actor was alleged to have kept weapons and explosives for gangsters, which were used in the blast. The result of which got the actor a jail term of 18 months. Dutt’s conviction for illegal possession of weapons in connection with the 1993 Mumbai bombing was upheld by the Supreme Court. He was sentenced to a five-year jail term in 2013.

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Aakruti Bagla

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