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Rajkumar Hirani: Sanjay Dutt and I share a strictly professional relationship
Updated On: 24 June, 2018 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Shaheen Parkar
Shunning popular notion, Hirani reveals that long-time collaborator, the muse of his next, Sanju, is "not a close buddy"
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He may have his own fan following, but Rajkumar Hirani is a huge Charlie Chaplin fan. The filmmaker's office at Andheri East plays the comic icon's movies on loop for visitors. On the day we meet him, it is City Lights that is unspooling. Laurel and Hardy mannequins positioned at the entrance further drive home the point about Hirani's favourite screen idols. His office also houses a memorabilia from his past films. A wall hanging declares that there are two type of people in the world - those who wear underwear, and those who use a two-in-one to hide their modesty. Aamir Khan as PK instantly flashes before our eyes.
Days away from the release of his next, Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Sanju, Hirani is tied up with last-minute post-production work for the Sanjay Dutt biopic. "I am now watching the film to technically polish it," he says. "Sanju is over and done for me. I only await the audience's verdict now." Hirani first met Dutt when he was signed for Munna Bhai MBBS (2003). "We had signed him for a small part. He was to play Jimmy Sheirgill's role, while Shah Rukh Khan was to play Munna Bhai. But, things did not work out. Later, we decided to rope in Sanju as the protagonist." The idea of making a biopic on Dutt was initially tossed by the actor's wife, Maanayata. "When Sanju was shooting for PK (2014), Maanayata suggested that we make a film on his life. My first reaction was, 'No'. Underworld and jails are not my forte."
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