When Ranbir Kapoor got signed for Sanju, Sanjay Dutt’s biopic, it stirred a lot of controversies in the country, and also got a mixed response from other actors from the country. Even Salman Khan, who is one of the closest friends of Sanjay Dutt reacted to RK playing Sanjay Dutt in the film while promoting Race 3.
When promoting Race 3, Salman Khan spoke about Sanjay Dutt’s biopic, Sanju, saying, “I was wondering why is someone other than him (Dutt) is playing his part in the film. I think the last 7-8 years of his life in the movie should have been done by himself as no one can do it better than him. I have watched the trailer of Sanju and like always, Rajkumar Hirani has done a good job.”
To this, Ranbir Kapoor reacted and told to Pink Villa, “It has never happened that a person played himself in his own biopic. This destroys the effect of a character. I knew that I will be compared to Sanjay Dutt and that is why I have tried my best to do justice to his role.” He added, “Whether people see me in 40-year old Sanjay Dutt’s avatar or 20-year old, they should feel that they are watching an artist who is playing Sanjay Dutt. It is correct that I cannot become a second Sanjay Dutt.” as stated in Koi Moi.
