It’s also hard not to shed a tear when you see Sanjay trying to be his own man in the shadows of his father’s legacy, struggle with his mother’s loss, heartbreak and so, make decisions that haunt him later. It may not be Hirani’s best work but it’s hard to deny the ace film-maker’s ability to craft a story. The film begins with Sanjay approaching biographer Winnie Diaz (Anushka Sharma), a fictional character, to tell his story as he is set to go to prison and the film follows her as she digs into it. And of course, Ranbir Kapoor essays Sanjay himself. Dia Mirza returns as Sanjay’s third (and current) wife Maanyata and Vicky Kaushal plays Kamlesh, the actor’s real-life best friend Paresh Ghelani. Paresh Rawal plays his father Sunil Dutt and Manisha Koirala his mother Nargis. Sanju takes us through multiple phases of Sanjay’s life and the several people that came into it. However, the director seems to be giving the Bollywood superstar closure, justifying his decisions and portraying him with a kind of reverence, rather than offering a raw depiction of him with a critical eye.
Taking cue from this, Rajkumar Hirani tries his best to portray Sanjay Dutt’s complex and controversial life in his latest outing, Sanju. Fictionalised accounts of famous personalities have often made for good entertainment. There is no hard and fast rule that a biopic must be completely truthful.
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