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Happy 60th Birthday Sanju Baba!

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Happy 60th Birthday Sanju Baba!

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Happy 60th Birthday Sanju!

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Why I like them: This is a bit tough, not because there are no reasons to like him lol, but because there are multiple reasons to like him. Actually, what I feel for this guy is immense love, the kind of love that I cannot explain, just something that I feel very strongly, but anyway let me put this into words.

Sanjay Dutt is someone who has a very endearing inner core. He basically seems like a child underneath a big 6 feet body, and this much I can decipher just by watching him perform or watching him offscreen. His eyes are the windows to his soul, and they reflect nothing but beauty, his smile is one of the most cute, genuine and childlike smile I have ever seen.

God bless this laughter!

Another trait that I admire about him is his honesty, he is not afraid of judgement, he says it like it is, and says it like a boss. Openly confessing to doing all the drugs in the book or confessing to sleeping with 308 women are not at all easy things to confess.

And might I add that most people I know are forgiving towards all these confessions, because at the end of the day he is Sanjay Dutt, and he will be loved, regardless of what he says, he has a hypnotising charm, once you love him you cannot stop.  

Sanjay Dutt is not politically correct, he never has been, and he never can be, that is why his interviews are intriguing and fun. We are all like Anushka’s character in Sanju, intrigued with the honesty and impressed with the personality.

Sanjay Dutt is someone who has amazing amount of mental strength. If anyone else was in his position he would probably be in deep post-traumatic stress. However this guy is made out of steel, in spite of it all he managed to have a good career and a good life. Kudos to the resilience. Kudos to the person.

Instead of crying about all the trauma, he bounced back, he forgave people, and continued to be the loving and jovial person he is. There is nothing that can ever stop his zest for life.

He is a brilliant actor! And I love the kind of cinema he stands for! I cannot stress this point enough! I don’t know if my words will be able to do justice to his talent! But hey let me give it a shot!

Sanjay Dutt is truly a natural actor, he feels his character, nothing about his acting is ever “put on” that is exactly why all his characters, whether good or bad, are so impactful to the audience, like Hrithik once rightfully said:

“There are a very few actors who seem like they are feeling their character, and Sanjay Dutt is one of them. He scared me while we were shooting for Agneepath. I was like do you actually really hate me?”

I think Sanjay Dutt is the kind of actor who puts his soul in the character he plays, that is exactly why people like me are able to form a great connect with all his characters, you are able to feel for them deeply, because it is portrayed with a lot of soul. Like the great Nasseerudin Shah once said:

“Sanjay’s eyes can reflect real pain, unlike any other young actor. This is because Sanjay has already gone through so many experiences in life, experiences which have contributed to him being a good actor already. A good actor is one who can add to his range as he goes through various personal experiences in life. This look of pain endows Sanjay with both vulnerability and raw power on the screen.’‘

Some of his fans also do a rather amazing job at describing the vulnerability that Sanjay brings to all his roles. Exhibit this:

“The more I watch Saajan the more I am struck by how deep an insight into his soul Sanju gives us in his (at times heartbreaking) portrait of a sensitive poet. How much suffering, despair and loneliness can be seen in his eyes when he is overcome by mental anguish! In my opinion, for the understanding of Sanjay Dutt as a human being, Saajan is as important as Naam.”

I don’t think any amount of quotes can do full justice to the talent this man has, but let me just put it this way, I honestly feel every emotion he goes through in almost every performance of his, he is able to communicate so much even without saying a word, he is one of those very rare actors who does not have to overdo their performance to be effective. I think he is damn underrated, and so are some of his movies, some of them are legit masterpieces. Although, a lot of his characters do have a cult following, especially the characters Raghu (Vaastav) and Munna Bhai.

However my favourite performance of his is quite underrated, and that would be of Inayat Khan from Mission Kashmir.

This movie is amazing and deserves a lot more credit then it gets. Sanjay Dutt’s acting in it is terrific, his performance in this movie always moves me to tears. Not once does Sanjay Dutt’s acting  gets “dramatic” but it is still so impactful. He doesn’t say much yet his eyes have so much to say. His random outbursts of sadness, anger and anguish is something that is to watch out for. And like his every performance he puts a lot of himself in the character. Inayat Khan is not perfect, but he has a good soul, a heart that is in the right place. Inayat Khan is most of the time full of strength and is the protector, however that does not mean he is not capable of crying like a baby when it hurts way too much. Honestly I see a lot of Sanjay Dutt in this character, it is a character that was meant to be played by him. Sanjay Dutt is a potent mixture of vulnerability and strength and so is Inayat Khan, and that is exactly why the character comes alive, the character feels very real and it moves you at every moment. The character is portrayed brilliantly, and even though Sanjay Dutt did win some awards for it, I do not think this movie and his acting in it got it’s credit. This movie is ahead of it’s time and is an underrated gem. It makes for a splendid watch. Too bad it came at a time when romances and comedies were the “in thing.”

He is extremely Humble and Passionate:

Sanjay Dutt was no.1 in Bollywood when he got arrested in a very controversial case, just when everything was finally looking up for him it all went completely downhill. After showing support, many producers and directors decided against casting Sanjay Dutt in their movies. From being no.1 and to having all the success that he deserved, his career went to a minus due to a huge controversy.

Not only this, but for 1.5 years he stayed locked up in terrible conditions. If this happened to any other actor they would have collapsed, nothing is more important to a Bollywood actor than success and their ego, this sudden rejection after massive success is not an easy pill to swallow, especially not for a narcissist. Thankfully Sanjay Dutt is not one. He came out, did whatever work he got and made his way up again.

And he did not work hard or work in a zillion movies afterwards to prove a point, but just because he believed in doing his work with love and dedication, nothing less and nothing more. He did his karma and didn’t care for the results, and that is the kind of passion for work  and humbleness that everyone should aspire to have.

as Mahesh Bhatt once said:“One of the things I loved about working with him was the relief of finding an actor who is not narcissistic. I remember thinking during Naam: This guy doesn’t give a damn about how he looks on screen, he leaves it to the cameraman and just goes and does what he’s supposed to. And this in an industry where men (and macho men, not just the pretty boys) go to huge lengths to control how they look on screen — lighting, best profile, best angle — spend hours, like women, in front of their mirrors before they give a shot. Not Sanju. It was a relief to find a male who was not in awe of his own physical form. I don’t think I’ve found an actor who fits that bill in all my life.”

Why I don’t:  He doesn’t know how to sell himself.

Favorite film/scene:

If I have to choose one scene, it would be the scene in Mission Kashmir in which Inayat khan gets furious with his wife. Inayat Khan is a person who has always been extremely supportive towards his wife and clearly loves her a lot. Hence the anger that he has towards his wife in that scene is more about the hurt he feels, as he feels betrayed by someone who is very close to him. I think after suffering so much in life, this angry outburst sums up the hurt and despair he has been going through for so many years. Even though he may be in the wrong here, the outburst seems so straight from the heart, and is so raw that you cannot help but feel bad for him. I think that is a mark of a great performance. Sanjay Dutt’s characters are never politically correct, but because his emotions are so raw and are so honest, you cannot help but just root for him, and see things from his perspective. I mean he even made one feel bad for his character in Khalnayak, even though he was completely in the wrong throughout, again I empathised the most with his character in that film when he has an angry outburst regarding his Mother. Sanjay Dutt’s angry outburst in most movies are about him portraying an explicable amount of sadness and frustration, and I look forward to such scenes of his. His anger displays his vulnerability, and that makes for a great watch.

Favourite line: “Mujhe jo iys desh se mohabbat hai, woh kisi IS officer ki mothaj nahin” (Mission Kashmir). I also love the song he has sung for his movie ZINDA. The song is called “Kabhi Muskurake” and that song kind of sums up his life.

Favourite outfit: He looks hot in everything he wears, I am quite a fan of his late 80s and 90s fashion though, the beautiful long hair, a nice white shirt, and a nice pair of jeans on his tall legs is always a winner!

OTP:Non-romantic definitely him and Govinda. They are a laugh riot, they have created some of the most epic comedies together!

OTP: Sanju has shared great chemistry with everyone, but I think I will only ship him with me! LOL

Unpopular opinion: Sanju is mainly known for his intense action dramas or comedies, however I feel he is extremely underrated as a romantic hero. I think Sanjay Dutt always shares amazing chemistry with his female costars. I think his height and big broad shoulders make him look very attractive, and to add to that he has this cute child like innocent face to go with it. He is like every woman’s dream man. I think he is very underused as a romantic hero. Great love stories could be made with the intensity he has. I love when he hugs his heroines, he always closes his eyes while doing so, it is very cute.

A wish for them: Do more great movies

An oh-god-please-don’t-ever-happen for them: Don’t get caught in any controversy again. Please stay safe and happy. I cannot see you suffer anymore.

5 words to best describe them: Honest, Passionate, Innocent, Sexy and Beautiful.

My nickname for them: Sanju

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“I won’t be able to leave this city”

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Sanju never fell short of female admiration....

Sanjay never fell short of female admiration. Even when he had been sent for drug rehabilitation, there were scores of attractive starlets and heroines who were vocal about their eagerness to work with him, right from Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon to a host of others.

Stardust magazine, ran a series of reports talking to Dutt's female costars about how much they missed him. One such story went like this: Poonam Dhillon was desperate to know about his whereabouts when he had been whisked away for drug rehab.

She felt protective about him. 'He is so sensitive, you would never want to hurt him,' she confessed. Though they were professional acquaintances, she admitted she felt very close to him whenever they were together. She awaited his return, she said, not just to complete their film Street Singer, but even to do a lot more films with him. 'I am sure that the industry will give him a second chance. All he has to do is win back their trust,' she gushed.

The whole crop of newcomers at that time - Divya Rana, Amrita Singh, Natasha Sinha, Meenakshi Seshadri, Vijayta Pandit-were waiting for the star to return and reclaim his place in their lives. Vijayta Pandit told Stardust: 'Even if I am just a showpiece or a prop in the film, I just want to be in every frame.'

Divya rana said she was willing to 'jump down a rooftop too' if she got a role with him. Sanjay Dutt's past...Anita Raj, for the longest time, couldn't forget when she had gone to Jaipur for a shoot and there were about eighty to ninety girls from a nearby hostel who attacked her. She said: 'They didn't want to talk to me. They only wanted to know Sanju's whereabouts.’

Actress Sarika...did not hesitate to stick her neck out for the star. 'Sanju must make it this time...the producers, directors and co-stars [sic] all want to give him a second chance and Sanjay should cash in on it. He has looks, talent, everything. He shouldn't waste it.'

Clearly, everybody, especially the women in the film industry, were rooting for the troubled star.

The year 1986 was an important year for Sanjay. He made a stunning comeback with Mahesh Bhatt's Naam. Things started looking up for him.

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He was probably the most misunderstood star from our generation…I realised that behind the tough biceps and deadly eyes hides a child like soul, this book tries to tell that story..He was a soft target, and needless to say he was a political target too.

Ram Kamal Mukherjee on his book on Sanjay Dutt (via bollywoodconfessions)

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Happy 38 years Rocky!

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Safari 1999

“Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla have an inexplicable electricity together on screen.“ - bombaygirl (imdb)

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Shabd (2005)

So I have watched this movie a few times, not exactly a big fan, but there is something about this movie which makes me revisit it every now and then. Suddenly I saw it on my Netflix new releases, then I saw it on my trending list, and I knew that I will be watching it soon enough, and then I did.

The first time I watched the movie, I was pretty young, and I had no analysis, as a matter of fact I watched it on a pirated print the first time. Anyway, at that time all I deciphered I was that the movie was weird, something that I still think the movie is.

The movie starts with showing Shaukat Vashisht (Sanjay Dutt), as a once famous writer. He is shown to be bogged down by critics, this however does not change his proud behaviour, as a matter of fact I think it stems more arrogance in him.

Shaukat is shown to be arrogant, eccentric, crazy and madly in love with his wife Antra, played by Aishwarya Rai. His character is shown to be suffering from a writer’s block, and he soon starts using his wife as a muse for his writing by encouraging her to have an affair with a co-worker at her college, and things start to unravel.

Later what follows, is pretty weird, Shaukat starts believing that whatever he writes becomes reality. After this point, everything is up to interpretation.

Now this movie is pretty flawed, because a lot of the movie seems very abstract, and doesn’t really give real insight on characters, or the story. The writer does not seem to explore why Shaukat is the way he is. He is most probably suffering from schizophrenia, but does the maker really have good insight into what that really is? or why does Shaukat have it? not really, all of it is very abstract.

I have watched the movie a few times, and I have understood a few things about the character of Shaukat. Shaukat’s arrogance probably stems from low self-esteem. Shaukat is someone who has been constantly humiliated by the press, as his last written book did not do well. This of course affected his self-esteem.

His low self esteem also makes him question his relationship with his wife Antara. Antara is someone who is very traditional in her ways, and seems to adore Shaukat, but I think Shaukat starts questioning whether Antara actually loves him or is she just with him due to being very set in her ways. I think at least subconsciously, that is also an underlying reason why he asks her to have an affair.

However why exactly he starts hallucinating or suffers from a half-baked version of schizophrenia is something that is not convincing to me as an audience. It is convincing in some parts, but not in others. Maybe because the director does not explore it enough.

I have watched Sanjay Dutt play a character who is a writer and has low self-worth in Saajan before, however Shaukat in Shabd is miles apart from Aman in Saajan. Aman was a very simple and innocent young boy. He was comfortable with his vulnerabilities. Shaukat on the other hand is full of arrogance and anger. He is not comfortable with failure.

I personally feel uncomfortable watching Sanjay Dutt play someone so arrogant, because it is something he has not done before. He does do a really good job of it though. Don’t even get me started on Antara or Yash (the man she has an affair with), both characters are very poorly written and together they bore me to death.

Even though the movie is flawed, there are several reasons why I end up watching it once in a blue moon. I think the most important reason would be Sanjay Dutt, his character and his acting keeps me engrossed.

I don’t think anyone else could do justice to this movie the way he did. One has to see to believe what this man is capable of. His breakdown in the end, when he cannot find the last page of his book, is something so brilliantly done. Such amazing acting.

It is no wonder that director Leena Yadav raved about Dutt stating that “Sanju… breaks the line between acting and being. There are many moments in the film where he rose above the script.”

Aishwarya Rai, offers ample support. To borrow from an imdb user “I’ve never seen Aish look so alluring with another male costar.. But it looks like she’s got a thing for Sanjay with the way they interact on screen. What a great looking couple.”  I could have not agreed with this opinion more, I love the way Aish looks at Sanju throughout the film, with so much admiration and love, I have not seen such chemistry of hers with anyone else.

Another great reason to revisit this film is the brilliant music. Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal-Shekar and Sanjay Dutt all contribute greatly to my favourite tracks of the film. My top 3 tracks would be “Khoya Khoya,” “Bolo To,” and the soul stirring “Mat Jaa.”

I will give this movie a 3/5, it could have been better, but it is still a good watch.