Review of Sanju . . .
Unfortunately it didn't get screen at my town and i had to wait two more days for sunday to go and watch it near by city where 3 multiplexes and all of them were showing Sanju. Me and one of my friend booked tickets for Sanju on sunday and finally got the pleasure.
That excitement and super high buzz indicated that it's gonna be a BIG one for Ranbir Kapoor. It was assumed by many people that this is gonna be the highest grossing film of Ranbir Kapoor and a sure shot winner was written all over to it.
When the first look revealed some times back i had talk with some of my friends and filmy freaks about it. We were sure that either it's gonna be the turning point of Ranbir Kapoor or it's gonna be the worst choice ever. We all were waiting for the trailer. And then trailer came what an excitement it created for us. After watching the teaser only i told my friend that this guy is definitely going to beg all the awards of best actor for this role. Dedication level is damn to high.
MY EXPECTATIONS:
It's one more collaboration of Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani so obviously expectations level must be high and this time one of my fav actor was playing the lead Ranbir Kapopr i loved him in his almost every films as he has proved so many times that he is the perfect combination of star and actor & last and most prominent reason behind the excitement was Baba himself. Grown up of watching films of Sanjay Dutt and i have been biggest fan of his Khalnayak, Vastav or Munnabhai MBBS avatar since childhood.
As it was first ever biopic of any film actor i was curious to know how one of the most successful film maker is going to make a biopic on one of the most controversial actor. It wasn't an easy task to portray Sanjay Dutt. Then they find an appropriate choice that is Ranbir Kapoor. What a perfect hero to accomplish this task. RK and RH never worked before together. It was exceptional thing that RK had cameo in Aamir Khan starrer PK.
The show was at afternoon I kept thinking about the film since morning. I read the reviews and almost were positive. I was so happy for them. All critics praised the performance of Ranbir Kapoor and that even made me super excited to watch.
I wanted this full Masala and super entertaining ride i wanted that film maker should have covered all the things whether that's good or bad about Sanju's life.
Finally the film started and Ranbir Kapoor entered as Sanjay Dutt on big screen i was just like shocked and mind was blown. How someone can fit so perfectly in the role of Sanju? HATZ OFF to him for his phenomenal dedication towards the role. His body language his mannerism, his dialogue delivery, walking style etc OUTSTANDING. No one else could've played this role. I just wish he may get loads of awards for this one. His work is being appreciated by public and fans too and i also saw the figures they have already crossed the century in just 3 days.
Direction of Rajkumar Hirani is very engaging, entertaining and stays with the screenplay. Writing by Abhijath Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani is brilliant. Several dialogues, emotional sequences, comic scenes etc so well written and shot. Cinematography and special effects also superb. Music is good.
What i was expecting and what i got is not up to the mark. I think i was expecting much or i think i was sure that Rajkumar Hirani sir is definitely going to give these things to audience but unfortunately it's not happened. I must admit one thing here that it's less a biopic more an emotional film that works on father-son relationship or friendship.
It's sad fact that they did not cover much things about the career or life of Sanjay Dutt. All they shown is emotional relation with his father and fun with his friends. Not even they showed about his how 3 marriages happen. How he worked for such projects like Khalnayak, Vastav etc which set benchmark for his career. Not even they showed his personal relations with film industry people like Salman Khan. All these things i was expecting from the film but sadly they delivered only one emotional but engaging film which could've been a way bettrr biopic. It was in the hands of master story narrator Rajkumar Hirani but he stayed with his script only not a full biography of Sanjay Dutt.
Now i would like to talk about Paresh Rawal sir who plays they role of Sunil Dutt sahab. Immensely brilliant performance. As Sunil Dutt he was as fit as Ranbir Kapoor for Sanjay Dutt. One more brilliant casting by Rajkumar Hirani Sir. His style of talking his, emotional parts, his legacy, his dedication towards the work is a great tribute to Dutt sahab.
Another prominent role in Sanju is role of his best friend Paresh (Real Life) played by Vicky Kaushal. OMG Vicky is one of the finest actor of our generation. It's our fortune to have him in the film industry. He is also going to get an award for the best supporting role for sure. His role was written nicely and played very nicely. I have became a biggest fan of him. He is already doing so well in his career nowadays and I'm sure he is going to fly high after this one.
Sonam Kapoor as Ruby plays her part so well. Manisha Koirala as Nargis Dutt also very nice. Diya Mirza as Maanyta Dutt is beautiful and strong supportive. Jim Sarbh is mind blowing, Boman Irani, Karishma Tanna having a special appearance.
Generally Hirani's film's main hero is Hirani himself but this time credit goes to these three people, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal & Paresh Rawal Sir. If they weren't there in the film this couldn't have been this much better.
Well I'm not against the film. It's really nice engaging and emotional but it would have been more entertaining if they had focused more on the life of Sanjay Dutt. I enjoyed this film. It has some great scenes which are remarkable. Jail scene, Munnabhai MBBS making scene, Sanju gets award from Tabu, Sanju is having fun with Vicky at NewYork, and best scenes are those emotional scenes between Dutt Sahab and Sanju.
On the whole i liked the film but i can't call it a biopic. Obviously it deserves a strong Box-Office collection because of Ranbir Kapoor's almost two and half year's dedication for this role but as being Baba fan I'm not satisfied with this simple story which aired by the name of biopic.
When it's about rating I'm giving full makrs for the performance of Ranbir Kapoor. It's not a child play to become a Baba not only look a like but act like walk like talk like Baba is really a tough job and kudos to this super talented actor Ranbir Kapoor one more time i would say Take a bow man you're fantastic. This is Baap of come back. #Love #Respect
As my expectations were high and i didn't see that biopic what i imagined therefore for the film i would go with
3.6/5.
--- By Harsh Desai Filmy . . .
