{"id":1075,"date":"2018-06-30T13:11:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T07:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.telugoos.com\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2021-08-05T07:54:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T07:54:55","slug":"sanju-film-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/30\/sanju-film-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Hirani Pleads Sanju\u2019s Case in Fans&#8217; Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju3-e1530362931419.jpg?resize=693%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju3-e1530362931419.jpg?w=693&amp;ssl=1 693w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju3-e1530362931419.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">QUICK SCAN<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Rating:<\/strong> 3.25\/5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>First Impression:<\/strong><\/span> If Sanju happens to be your friend, you shouldn\u2019t end up just by accepting his strengths and weaknesses. You should help him initiating fight against his wild self. If you are Sanju\u2019s father, receive ridicule and praise on his name in equal measure. Yes. His closest friend and dearest father have made what Sanju now is.Rajkumar Hirani has tried to prove this view point in the bio-pic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Plus points:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ranbir Kapoor could successfully get into Sanjay Dutt\u2019s skin.<\/li>\n<li>Vicky Kaushal does his best as Sanju\u2019s fan and friend.<\/li>\n<li>Paresh Rawal fits into Sanju\u2019s famed father Sunil Dutt\u2019s role<\/li>\n<li>Manisha Koirala adds grace to the movie as Nargis Dutt<\/li>\n<li>Scenes when Sanjay is in prison make an everlasting impact<\/li>\n<li>Real Sanjay Dutt\u2019s appearance in a song at the end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Pitfalls:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some actors including Paresh Rawal are found lazy and detached in a few scenes<\/li>\n<li>The film hasn\u2019t given complete account of Sanjay Dutt\u2019s life till date<\/li>\n<li>Media is made the only culprit in maligning Sanjay\u2019s image. .<\/li>\n<li>Nargis Dutt\u2019s role in Sanjay\u2019s upbringing is not focussed.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0WHOS&#8217; WHO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Direction:\u00a0 Rajkumar Hirani<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Production: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Script: Rajkumar Hirani,\u00a0<\/em><em>Abhijat Joshi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cast:\u00a0 Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Jim Sarbh<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Music: A. R. Rahman, Rohan Rohan, Vikram Montrose, Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cinematography: Ravi Varman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Editing:\u00a0 Rajkumar Hirani<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Production company: Rajkumar Hirani Films, Vinod Chopra Films<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Distribution:\u00a0 Fox Star Studios, 20th Century Fox<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Release date: 29 June 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Plot: Limited to 3 Things<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1077 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju2-e1530363078981-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju2-e1530363078981.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju2-e1530363078981.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju2-e1530363078981.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Drugs, guns, RDX! People who love to hate Sanju are quick to define him this way. To tell they are wrong, Rajkumar Hirani obsessively limits the bio-pic to these three things. He convincingly narrates how Sanju was duped into drug abuse, how he needed a gun to protect his father from possible attacks and how Media concocted a story of RDX in his possession. In short, Rajkumar Hirani pleads Sanju\u2019s case for screen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Story: Biographer Becomes Part<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sanjay Dutt desperately feels his true story should come out in the form of a book and meets a reputed biographer (Ansushka Sharma). Having come to know about his \u2018Terrorist\u2019 image, she says no first. Sanjay\u2019s wife Manyata Dutt (Dia Mirza) convinces her by stating \u2018Sometimes bad choices make good work\u2019. The story unfolds as Sanjay and his friend Kamlesh (Vicky Koushal) reveals. She becomes part of the story, in making his estranged friend Koushal \u00a0realise that Sanju had nothing to do with hording RDX. It generated out of Media\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Treatment: Sanju, His Friend and His Dad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sanjay\u2019s life is viewed from the viewpoints of the two: his friend Kamlesh and his father. That\u2019s how these two, after the lead role, occupies much screen space. Kamlesh proves Sanjay\u2019 love for Ruby( Sonam Kapur) is true. Sunil Daut proves how strong his son is ultimately. That\u2019s how \u00a0Rajkumar Hirani pleads Sanju\u2019s case by presenting Sanju\u2019s friend and father as prime witness in the court of audience. Perhaps this is one of the best ways in handling the bio-pic of a celebrity who has negative shades in the public.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Screen play: Making Fiction out of Fact<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1095 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46.jpg?resize=300%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46.jpg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\/&gt;Is writing fiction without being fictional possible? One has to take up the task while making ones real life into a feature film. All the scenes are created in such a way. Sanju\u2019s mom passes away without watching his son\u2019s much awaited debutant\u00a0 movie. After the release of his movie in a front of a theatre a seat is kept vacant between Sanju and his father, Sunil Dutt. When someone asks before occupying it, \u2018Who will sit here?\u2019, Sunil Dutt says, \u2018My wife\u2019. Sanjay\u2019s undelivered speech on his father is revealed line by line during his father\u2019s final rites after death. Rajkumar Hirani succeeds in giving such brilliant screen play.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Lead Role : Ranbir Gets into Sanju\u2019s Skin <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ranbir Kapoor emulates Sanjay in body, voice and spirit. It doesn\u2019t mean Ranbir has aped or mimicked Sanju. Ranbir\u2019s knack lies in picking up Sanju\u2019s signature mannerisms. While Ranbir remaining Ranbir, he gets into Sanjay\u2019s skin. He is at his best, when Sanju \u00a0slips into the stages of \u00a0shake, disorientation and hallucination under drug abuse. It needs no special emphasis that Ranbir gives stellar performance in delivering Sanju\u2019s mark of comedy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Others in Cast: Jim Sarbh and Sonam Perform Well<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju4-e1530363434249-300x226.jpg?resize=300%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju4-e1530363434249.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju4-e1530363434249.jpg?w=617&amp;ssl=1 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jim Sarbh makes his mark felt even in his limited appearances as the bad boy. It\u2019s he(Zubin Mistry) who mischievously introduces drugs to Sanju. Sonam Kapoor(in Ruby\u2019s role) as a helpless girl who\u00a0 comes to know\u00a0 the boy she is in love with, plays extremely well. Paresh Rawal has more to play but grudgingly, if not lazily, performs in a few scenes. Manisha Koirala his little to play, but performs in high spirits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Dialogues: Establish Bond between Father and Son<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Much care is taken in penning the dialogues that are exchanged between Sanju and his father, and Sanju and his friend. Sunil Dutt\u2019s catch words \u2018Sixers\u2019 and \u2018Ustads\u2019 make strong impact. Humour ,of course, is meticulously penned.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Bottom line: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sanju gets a clean acquittal, barring illegal possession of arms, not only from the courts of law in real life. He is relieved of every maligned image in this bio-pic. Credit goes to Rajkumar Hirani.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">-Satish Chandar<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Author&#8217;s personal website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.satishchandar.com\">https:\/\/www.satishchandar.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUICK SCAN Rating: 3.25\/5 First Impression: If Sanju happens to be your friend, you shouldn\u2019t end up just by accepting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,240,199],"class_list":["post-1075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-anushka-sharma","tag-dia-mirza","tag-jim-sarbh","tag-manisha-koirala","tag-paresh-rawal","tag-rajkumar-hirani","tag-ranbir-kapoor","tag-sanju-film-review","tag-sonam-kapoor","tag-vicky-kaushal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telugoos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sanju3-e1530362931419.jpg?fit=693%2C530&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18347,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions\/18347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telugoos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}