Sanju Review

Sanju, based on the life of Sanjay Dutt was a much awaited movie mainly due to the excitement created by the potrayal of Sanjay Dutt by Ranbir Kapoor. I had many reservations about how the mivie has been handled and whether Sanjay Dutt has been potrayed as a larger than life character, but the movie allayed all my fears.

Sanju is about the relationship of a father and son and how they cope with the problems faced by the son. The movie does not try to make Sanjay Dutt look great, but presents him as a vulnerable man. Instead the movie presents Sunil Dutt, Sanjay's father as the great man. Raju Hirani's writing is superb in the movie. His non linear storytelling style does well to glue the audience to the story by connecting the dots across the non linear storyline. This style of storytelling is somewhat similar to that often adoptes by Christopher Nolan and it makes the screenplay engaging. The movie moves very fast and even though it is long at 2 hrs and 41 minutes, it does not feel that long. Full marks to the editors of the movie.

The movie stands on the shoulders of three individuals - Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Vicky Kaushal. However out of the three, Ranbir Kapoor steals the show with his potrayal of Sanjay Dutt. He has copied Sanjay Dutt's mannerisms so well that if you observe the silhouette of both, you would be unable to identify Sanjay Dutt. He is sure to take home many awards with this performance. Paresh Rawal as Sunil Dutt and Vicky Kaushal as Sanju's friend are superb in their roles. The three ladies, Anushka Sharma, Diya Mirza and Sonam Kapoor do not have much to offer as their characters are not well developed. Overall hats off to Ranbir for pulling this off.

Raju Hirani has done it again with both his writing and directorial skills. He seems to understand the art of telling a story really well and at no point do you think that a plot line has been left unclosed.

A special mention should be given to the song Kar Har Maidan Fateh, which fits very well with the tone of the movie and at the same time gives you goosebumps. Full marks to the music director, lyric writer and singers in bringing the song to life and take the movie' ongoings to a higher level.

Overall the movie is good and Ranbir Kapoor is amazing. Go and watch this movie to become a Ranbir Kapoor fan, if you are not one already.

Rating - 3.5 / 5