Rajkumar Hirani admits WHITEWASHING Sanjay Dutts story in Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju to create empathy?

14 Sep 2018

Sanju by Rajkumar Hirani has been one of the greatest blockbusters of this year and well, Ranbir Kapoor s amazing portrayal of the controversial actor can be counted amongst his career best performances! Despite the film making a good business at the box office, a few detractors were of the opinion that there was a deliberate attempt to whitewash Sanjay Dutt s image by his good friend Hirani. The master director refuted this claim, of course, at the time of the release of the movie but opened up more about the same at the recent event. Rajkumar was speaking at the Indian Film and TV Directors Association masterclass event and he said that when he showed everything close to reality, people did not feel any sympathy for the main character. Hence, he added a few scenes which would make people feel a little empathy for Sanjay Dutt.He said, During the shoot, I felt What am I doing, Im going wrong. In fact, when the first edit was ready and we screened it for people, they hated him. They said we dont like this man, we dont want to watch him. Because I wanted to do a true story, I didnt create any empathy towards him. I said lets not create empathy and show (him) as he is. But later I understood that he is our hero, we need some empathy for him. He further said, The scene where he tries to kill himself after the verdict is out; which he had mentioned to me but we didnt put in the film, I shot it later. It was not in the original script. I thought through this some empathy will come The initial test reactions were like naah we dont like this guy Every film is a journey. Some things work and some dont. I still see flaws in the film but you try your best and hope your best is good enough. Wow! Now this is a big reveal for all fans of Rajkumar Hirani and Ranbir Kapoor. On professional front, Ranbir is currently working on Ayan Mukherjis Brahmastra with girlfriend Alia Bhatt.Also Read: Sanju: Rajkumar Hirani claims showcasing girlfriends, drugs and guns isnt WHITEWASHING Sanjay Dutts image