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Sanju: Ranveer Singh, Not Ranbir Kapoor, Was Producer's First Choice for Film. Yes, You Read That Right Entertainment l l Darpan of India Kolkata, Thursday, 21 J5une 2018 Sanju: Ranveer Singh, Not Ranbir Kapoor, Was Producer's First Choice For Film. Yes, You Read That Right Mumbai, 20 June : Ranbir streets of US for the money Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt in to buy a bus ticket - we re - Sanju has impressed one and alised that everything he had all. Even Sanjay Dutt feels told us was true," he added. that Ranbir had done a 'fan - About the scene in tastic job.' But Ranbir Sanju,when Ranbir as Dutt Kapoor wasn't the first shares a jaadu ki jhappi with choice for Sanju. Yes, you Paresh Rawal, who plays read that right. Sunil Dutt, (originally pic - In an interview to The turised in Munna Bhai Telegraph, producer Vidhu MBBS) Vidhu Vinod Chopra Vinod Chopra has revealed told The Telegraph that the that he wanted to cast Ran - father-daughter duo had actu - veer Singh but director Ra - ally cried and so, they de - jkumar Hirani wanted Ranbir cided to retain it in Sanju too. to play Sanjay Dutt. "It was "When the film was Raju's idea to cast Ranbir. being written, I discovered a When he told me about Ran - Sanjay Dutt I didn't know... a bir, I wasn't happy at all. Sunil Dutt I didn't know... I thought someone else, and this after having known like Ranveer Singh, could them for 20-25 years. play this role much better. I I was stunned to know Shahid Kapoor thought Ranveer had the blance with Sanjay Dutt and film on my life... next Munna Bhai film. that the scene in Munna Bhai flamboyance, the emotional it's sometimes hard to differ - how I left Kashmir as a We were then planning MBBS when Dutt saab and depth as well as the ability to entiate between them. Sanju young boy and struggled to make Munna Bhai Chale Sanju cry after the son asks And Mira Rajput change himself completely to traces the journey of Sanjay when I came to Bombay.' Jail and I sent Raju to speak the father's forgiveness and play Sanjay Dutt," he said. Dutt from the age of 20 till (Laughs) I thought Raju and to Sanju and get some in - they hug each other was ac - Is Love, Actually "But Raju was adamant now and Ranbir has aced Abhijat (Joshi, Sanju's co- puts from him. But Raju tually real... that they were that Ranbir would be perfect. them all. writer) had lost their minds," came back with something crying for real. And when we started shoot - Watch the trailer of he told The Telegraph. else." Imagine I was standing ing and Ranbir became San - Sanju here. Meanwhile, It was earlier reported "But when he sat me there on the set of Munna jay Dutt, I had to kind of eat Vidhu Vinod Chopra also that when Rajkumar Hirani down and started narrating Bhai and I had no idea they my words. I think I can best said that he had said 'no' to went to discuss Munna Bhai all that had happened in were actually living that sum this up by saying that Rajkumar Hirani when he 3 with Sanjay Dutt, he came Sanju's life, I was stunned! scene! We have kept it in the Ranbir has become Sanjay discussed the idea of making up with the idea of making a At first, I thought it was hog - film," Mr Chopra told The Dutt both in swagger and a film on Sanjay Dutt. film on the actor's life. Of the wash... that Sanju was some - Telegraph. soul," Mr Chopra added. "Yes, I did. When he whole story, Mr Chopra told how not telling Raju the Sanju, also starring In the pictures that had told me, I was like, 'What's The Telegraph, "At that time, truth, but when we started re - Manisha Koirala, Sonam surface online from the films there in Sanjay Dutt's life Sanjay Dutt had just come searching all that he's said - Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Anushka sets and in the trailer, Ranbir that merits being made into a out of jail and Raju had gone from the 308 girlfriends he Sharma and Vicky Kaushal, bears an uncanny resem - film?! It's better you make a to speak to him about the had to how he begged on the releases on June 29. Mumbai, 20 June : Shahid Kapoor is back home after completing the shooting schedule of Batti Gul "I am really happy because people have appreciated Meter Chalu and so, his wife Mira Rajput delighted us with a cute picture of the couple, posted on her Instagram story. It is a picture of Shahid sleeping the work of the entire cast of the film," : Bobby Deol and Mira didn't miss a chance to click a selfie with Mumbai, 20 June : Salman Khan's over the finishing line in one coherent him. "Sleeping with my pillow. The snuggle is real," Race 3 might have opened to roaring piece. Well, the climax of Race 3 does she wrote. (Aww, you guys!). She later posted an - response at the box office but the Remo pack some punch - both Salman and other video of herself with Shahid's hand on her face D'Souza-directed film has been panned Bobby drop their shirts in a desert duel and wrote, "Ya, so should I move or let him sleep.." by film critics and audiences alike. - but it is, in the end, a case of too little (Too cute, Mira). The picture and the video have Bobby Deol, who played a pivotal role too late. The characters do a lot of run - been chronicled by the couple's fan clubs on Insta - in the film, said that if Race 3 was "too ning and flying but are always up gram and the Internet is just smitten. "They are so bad", it wouldn't have done a "good against the headwinds of vacuous cute," a comment read. Take a look at the posts here. business" in such a short span, news cliches and hollow wisecracks. One Last night, Mira also shared pictures of their daugh - agency IANS reported. "I am really character says to another: "Ussey dil ter Misha, 1, who cutely poses for the cameras. happy because people have appreciated nahi, Dell khol ke dikhao." The com - "Wonder where she gets it from. Ignore the mess be - the work of the entire cast of the film, puter screen that the camera turns to on cause that's from before our playroom cleaning. including me. I think criticism affects cue reveals an incriminating surveil - Shahid Kapoor, ahem ahem," wrote Mira. Shahid us when we make a bad film, but I think lance video that is meant to carry the Kapoor and Mira Rajput, who married in 2015, are if our film was too bad, then it wouldn't story forward. Product placement has expecting their second child. Shahid had announced have worked at the box office," Bobby never had it so easy in a Bollywood pot - Mira's pregnancy with a picture of 'big sister' Misha Deol told IANS. Speaking about the boiler. Race 3 actor Bobby Deol says in April. Mira constantly updates her Instagram sto - box office performance of the film, criticism that the Remo D’Souza direc - ries with pictures of herself and it's really hard to Bobby Deol said: "Since the release of torial has received does not matter be - miss the pregnancy glow on her face. Last seen in the film, the smile is not going away cause it continues to earn big bucks at "Padmaavat", Shahid's upcoming film is Batti Gul from my face. I am really happy as en - the box office. The film, which released Meter Chalu with Shraddha Kapoor. He also has tire team of Race 3 has really worked on June 15, has earned Rs 132.76 crore Arjun Reddy remake in the pipeline. Due to the hard for it and people have appreciated so far, and the team couldn’t be happier. work commitments, Shahid had to reportedly cancel the film," IANS quoted Bobby Deol “I am very happy that people have ap - his and Mira's babymoon plans. Shahid Kapoor and saying. Bobby Deol also expressed his preciated my work and appreciated Mira Rajput are proud parents to one-year-old desire to be part of Race's fourth install - audition (of sorts) and all he needed and Sunny Deol. This is the third in - everyone’s work. We keep getting criti - Misha Kapoor, who is the centre of their universe. ment (if there is any) and said he wants was an answer to this question: "Shirt stallment of the Yamla Pagla Deewana cism. It matters when the film is really Their instagram accounts are filled with Misha’s to continue "doing more films" in the utarega?" Speaking to mid-day, this is series. Some in the audience might be bad and if this was so bad, it wouldn’t adorable pics. The couple is expecting their second future. "The entire team of Race 3 is re - what Bobby Deol said: "One day, charitable enough to describe Race 3 as have worked commercially,” Bobby child and had chosen the perfect way to announce ally happy because the film is doing Salman called me and said, Mamu, shirt a slick and stylish actioner designed for told reporters on Tuesday evening at the the news a few months ago. The couple always takes good business at the box office..
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