SANJU MOVIE REVIEW AND MY THOUGHTS AND REACTION(Contains Spiolers And Synopsis)
SANJU Movie Lead Cast: Ranbir Kapoor,Paresh Rawal,Manisha Koirala,Vicky Kaushal,Anushka Sharma,Dia Mirza,Sonam Kapoor,Jim Sarbh,Karishma Tanna,Boman Irani,Tabu
SANJU Movie Director:Rajkumar Hirani
SANJU Movie Rating:4/5
Ranbir And Vicky Kaushal Acted Top Gun
Sanju Story Synopsis: Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
My Review And Thoughts:The movie’s catchphrase “One man, many lives” is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the topsey turvey life of the bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt.Mr Rajkumar Hirani’s film presents a vivid and very dramatic look in this sort of a biopic. The film starts off with Sanjay Dutt (Ranbir Kapoor) wanting a writer for his biography even while he’s preparing to surrender himself to the Supreme Court’s judgement in the Arms Act case. A film writer fails him miserably, so Sanju turns to a more established writer Winnie (Anushka Sharma) to pen his biography. His confessions and recollections to Winnie are intimate and give us deep insights into the highs and lows of his life, which is nothing short of a roller-coaster ride.
This movie blends humour with drama effortlessly which is a trademark of any Rajkumar Hirani masterpeice. While it doesn’t reveal much about the protagonists’ relationships and marriages, it does tell a strong story of an unbreakable bond between a father, son and a best friend.Actually the whole movie revolves around these three people:Sanju Baba,Sunil Dutt(His Father) and Kumar Gaurav(Sanju’s Best Friend). Especially Sanjay’s relationship with his father Sunil Dutt (Paresh Rawal) forms the major part of this story and some of the most heart wrenching and touching moments in the film belong to both of them.
Manisha Koirala as Nargis Dutt (Sanju’s mother) has a brief role, but the scenes between the father, mother and son move you to tears.She has also acted very well and has justified her role which was a tough one. His best friend Kamlesh (Vicky Kaushal) who’s one of the most important characters in the graph of the story and he leaves a solid impact.Vicky Kaushal has acted at par if not more with Ranbir Kapoor in lead as he has just impressed a lot of heads with his amazing performance.Sanjay’s relationship with his bestie has showed their bond and their love and has also potrayed the importance of Kamlesh in Sanju’s harsh and challenging life and how he helped him to get back to the top from any situation.
Maanyata (Dia Mirza) his wife’s strong presence is felt right throughout the film, but his previous marriages have been completely left out of the narrative. Even the birth of his first child, daughter Trishala doesn’t feature in this heart-rending story. The absence of these aspects of Sanju’s life leave the viewer craving for a tad bit more.The first half is extremely gripping with a solid start as Sanju is struggling with his inner demons and fire from nepotisim in his starting days in the industry.As he tilts towards Salman Khan(Jim Sarbh) a notorious drug dealer who claimed to be Sanju’s friend and who also encourages him to get into the addiction to deal with his life problems and stress. The second half is spent on elaborating his court cases and it reiterates the thought that he’s not a terrorist. The fact that Sanjay Dutt’s real life presents great material for a story on celluloid is unquestionable. Mr Rajkumar Hirani beautifully taps into some deep emotions that keeps the audience drawn to the screen. Even though the film feels long, the film industry nostalgia and the many references to old Hindi film music(has a important significance)keep you hooked on.
Ranbir Kapoor is just as good as his reputation. To state that he’s an incredible actor who fills Sanjay Dutt’s role with gravitas and spunk is stating the obvious. That’s expected from a talented actor like Ranbir. But what he does best in Sanju, is that he delivers the central character’s swag and nonchalance in the most effortless manner. Whether he’s dancing like a hysterical man, with bloodshot eyes under the influence of drugs or he’s the broken, emotional wreck just staring blank, Ranbir portrays a variety of emotions and grey shades with flair. He’s the heart and soul of this film.He potrayed Sanjay Dutt brilliantly,there was no occasion where one can say that he was over-acting or tried over the top to act as Sanju Baba,he acted in a most natural way possible.For me no one else can better his performance as Sanjay Dutt.
AR Rahman, Rohan-Rohan and Vikram Montrose’s music sets mood right. Songs like Kar Har Maidan Fateh and Ruby Ruby add to the experience of the film. The background score is top notch too. The drugs infused phase of Sanju’s life is the most impressive and it has been portrayed with the right amount of sensitivity. It has some fantastic visuals and some crazy emotions too.The end credit song Baba Bolta Hai featuring Ranbir And Sanjay Dutt was very catchy and good and was a nice treat for Sanju fans.
Presenting a biopic on a man with so many shades and one who’s lived a life of such extremes is a no small feat. Mr Rajkumar Hirani, in his signature style, takes you through Sanju’s remarkable journey with the finesse and commitment it needs.Like the Steve Jobs biopic Sanju’s biopic also potrayed three important phases of his life which made him a man that he his today.In the film, Sanju’s wife says that he’s the king of bad choices, and Hirani’s idea of making a film on his life has certainly paid off. Yes, there’s a lot missing, but even then, this is still an incredible story of a man and a movie star who made massive mistakes, walked through fire, survived it and lived one heck of a life.
It is a big inspiration to see that a superstar who has achieved a lot had a horrific and emotional past and despite all the bullets that were fired at him he faced them with courage and determination and rose to the top.A man who has everything still humble in it’s nature as he has seen the tough times and has not led his success to get a better of him.Kudos to the whole cast and staff of SANJU and surely their efforts are reflected on the screen.Even a big round of applause to Sanjay Dutt and his family and friends to share their story despite it included their short comings and downfalls.Overall I can say that despite it’s not a perfect biopic but still Hirani sir has created another masterpeice and Sanju is surely a movie to watch.A very good film….
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