Vicky Kaushal is vibrant as Dutt’s best friend, but Manisha Koirala, in the role of Dutt’s mother, beloved Mother India star Nargis Dutt, is hampered by an inadequately fleshed-out role.Īs maddening as its flaws are, Sanju grabs the viewer’s attention and delivers performances that glow long after the film is over. Paresh Rawal delivers a charismatic and authoritative performance as Dutt’s estranged father, movie icon Sunil Dutt and Anushka Sharma conveys warmth and intelligence as a biographer who’s not sure if she wants the job. More important, Kapoor captures the bad-boy charm that served Dutt’s public image so well - until it didn’t. Ranbir Kapoor’s lead performance is nothing less than dazzling - the young star of Barfi! and Tamasha nails Dutt’s booming voice and hulking physicality with uncanny accuracy.

A dime-store wig on a leading actress and obvious Australian accents and locations in America-set scenes are jarring distractions, while the background score is intrusive and cringe-inducing.ĭespite the filmmaker’s missteps, he coaxes beautiful performances from his cast. Hirani also squanders moviegoers’ trust with his choice to cut corners with technical details. This big-screen version of Dutt’s life leaves out two of his marriages, blurs his own published admission of his involvement with the terrorists, and seemingly blames his years of drug abuse on his bad choice of companions.

Seen through Hirani’s lens, the whole scenario comes across like a big misunderstanding, perpetuated by ratings-hungry media. Bollywood Star Sanjay Dutt Released from Jail

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