{"id":2628,"date":"2016-07-14T04:43:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T23:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:38:16","slug":"sanju-trailer-sanjay-dutt-ranbir-kapoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=2628","title":{"rendered":"Why Ranbir Kapoor May Never Be the Real Hero of Sanju"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span><\/p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f there is one thing that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/jeetendra-sexual-assault-me-too-bollywood\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bollywood<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loves as much as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/kjo-karan-johar-birthday-star-kid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karan Johar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loves pouting and dancing at starry weddings, it\u2019s back-patting its own. Rajkumar Hirani\u2019s upcoming <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, touted as the movie event of the year, is a prime example. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/crime\/1993-mumbai-blasts-sanjay-dutt-tada-munnabhai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanjay Dutt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> biopic is directed and produced by the same people who resuscitated the actor\u2019s failing career with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/satire\/life-lessons-bole-toh-tips-sanju-baba-ranbir-kapoor\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munnabhai MBBS<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The actor essaying Dutt is none other than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/ranbir-kapoor-birthday-actor-bollywood\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranbir Kapoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a third-generation star from Bollywood\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/nepotism-ranbir-rishi-kapoor-karan-johar-saif-starkids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first family <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(whose career is going through a rough patch of its own). The fact that the casting coup also translates to Raj Kapoor\u2019s grandson essaying the role of Nargis\u2019 son makes matters all the more poetic. Plus, its supporting cast boasts of every actor you can think of \u2013 Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/anushka-sharma-never-bridesmaid-always-bride-virushka\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anushka Sharma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/sonam-kapoor-koffee-with-karan-karan-johar-kareena-kapoor-neerja\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonam Kapoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Dia Mirza, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/raazi-movie-review-alia-bhatt-meghna-gulzar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vicky Kaushal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Jim Sarbh, Boman Irani, and even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/alia-bhatt-amitabh-bachchan-koffee-with-karan-bollywood-india-badrinath-ki-dulhaniya-dear-zindagi-student-of-the-year-highway-kapoor-sons-2-states\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alia Bhatt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At this point, it\u2019s less movie and more, Bollywood party. Even Sonam Kapoor\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/sonam-kapoor-anand-ahuja-wedding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">star-studded wedding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> failed to get so many talented actors under one roof.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, with a bevy of known faces playing a host of known faces and a starry poster releasing every day, the excitement is understandable. The film\u2019s popularity is evident from how swiftly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rRr1qiJRsXk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its teaser<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became the trending topic the moment it released last month. Today, social media is abuzz with talks of the trailer.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From social media influencers to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/sanju-trailer-ranbir-kapoor-rishi-kapoor-5194621\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rishi Kapoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, everyone\u2019s reaction can be summed up in one line: \u201cExact Sanjay Dutt lag raha hai woh!\u201d Which is a bit like saying you were excited about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Koi\u2026 Mil Gaya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of Jadoo\u2019s striking resemblance to a gareebon kaa alien: It\u2019s completely irrelevant. (That\u2019s not to take away from the fact that Ranbir Kapoor\u2019s mastery over Dutt\u2019s body language is astounding.)<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this intense interest around <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also begs a fascinating question: Is the film going to ride on Dutt\u2019s cult reputation or Kapoor\u2019s acting prowess?<\/span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanju <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefits abundantly from the fact that its protagonist has led an enthralling life. In a world full of Alan Harpers, Sanjay Dutt is a Charlie Harper. No, Charlie Sheen actually. If <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rRr1qiJRsXk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drug abuse,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ill-fated love affairs, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/abusive-marriage-women-domestic-violence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multiple marriages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, conviction, imprisonment, paroles, and family feuds don\u2019t make a pot boil, nothing does. It\u2019s the same reason why a biopic on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/akshay-kumar-bollywood-50th-birthday\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akshay Kumar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, may never evoke such widespread engrossment, despite his outsider-to-Khiladi No 1 story and status as Bollywood\u2019s Patriot-in-Chief. <\/span>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35006\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1527681113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p>Sanju benefits abundantly from the fact that its protagonist has led an enthralling life.\nImage credit: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Ranbir Kapoor, Dutt\u2019s colourful life has guaranteed that the battle is already half-won. Even though Dutt\u2019s Second Coming in Bollywood (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agneepath, Zanjeer, Bhoomi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) has failed to create a splash for his film career, by no means is he a bygone celebrity. The new Dutt is more sober, more reclusive, but yet Bollywood\u2019s first bad boy has a fan following to match the superstars of today. <\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">For Ranbir Kapoor, Dutt\u2019s colourful life has guaranteed that the battle is already half-won.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does that guarantee <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be an entertaining movie? Perhaps not. People who admire Dutt\u2019s rough edges and extra Y chromosome might find Ranbir Kapoor to be a mild mojito in comparison. Dutt might be the inferior actor, but his personality and devil-may-care attitude have rendered him unforgettable. Which makes Kapoor\u2019s gamble an even bigger risk. His last couple of outings \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bombay Velvet, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/tamasha-two-years-imtiaz-ali-deepika-padukone-ranbir-kapoor-movie-bollywood-cinema-india\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamasha<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/jagga-jasoos-review-ranbir-kapoor-katrina-kaif-anurag-basu-disney\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jagga Jasoos<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 have failed to become commercial successes despite his assured versatility. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kapoor could, at best, emerge as an actor who finally delivers \u2013 at worst, he\u2019ll be dull. But he won\u2019t be the hero.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real hero will be its director <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/eight-years-on-checking-on-the-3-idiots\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajkumar Hirani<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His past 100-crore records aside, Hirani has, by now, perfected mainstream masala filmmaking and does not undermine his audience. Personally, I didn\u2019t like Sanju\u2019s teaser as much: It defied a biopic\u2019s expectations of being \u201cserious\u201d and instead went the animated route. (The trailer sort of rectifies that, if you can ignore the romanticisation of drug addiction and the glorification of Dutt\u2019s past tainted by womanising.) <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But then again, that might just be its calling card. The Hiranification of biopics is a fascinating premise and with a subject as contentious as Sanjay Dutt,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sanju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could be the Bollywood experiment that actually pays off.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The intense buzz around Sanju begs a fascinating question: Is the film riding on Sanjay Dutt\u2019s cult reputation or on Ranbir Kapoor\u2019s acting prowess? 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