Sanju: Ranbir reacts to Salman's comment that Sanjay should play himself

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Sanjay Dutt's biopic Sanju, starring Ranbir Kapoor has been receiving positive response ever since its trailer and first look posters were released. Bollywood has been all praise for Ranbir Kapoor, as Sanjay Dutt—appearing in several well-recognised avatars—echoing the long-haired days of the Bollywood heartthrob to his recent appearances.

Salman Khan, however, didn't seem quite impressed with Ranbir essaying his friend Sanjay Dutt. Talking to media recently, Salman said: "For the movie Sanju, I thought why did somebody else play his part. No one can do justice to that. The last bit of the film, Sanju only should have played it himself. The last portion of the last eight to ten years, Sanju only should have done it."

Sanjay Dutt's Munnabhai co-star Arshad Warsi, too, echoed Salman's opinion as he said noone can imitate Sanjay.

When asked to comment on this, Ranbir had a solid comeback to Salman Khan's statements. "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 said.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Sanju is all set to release on June 29 this year. Sanju will delve deep into the many ups and downs in the life of Bollywood's superstar. Hirani shares a special bond with Sanjay Dutt considering the fact that he directed two of Sanjay Dutt's much-loved comeback films—Munna Bhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai.

On working on Sanju, Ranbir Kapoor had told media: “I have known Sanjay Dutt since I was a child but when I started working on Sanju, I felt it is not a biopic but science fiction. I couldn’t understand how can anyone live a life like this. There is so much you can learn from his life. It’s not a dramatic, romantic film. It’s science fiction.”