Sanju is a 2018 Indian biographical film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and written by Hirani

and Abhijat Joshi. It was jointly produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banners
Rajkumar Hirani Films and Vinod Chopra Films respectively. The film follows the life
of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, his addiction with drugs, arrest for alleged association with the 1993
Bombay bombings, relationship with his father, comeback in the industry, the eventual drop of
charges from bombay blasts, and release after completing his jail term. Ranbir Kapoor stars as Dutt,
along with an ensemble cast which features Paresh Rawal, Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala, Dia
Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Jim Sarbh.
In a conversation with Hirani, Dutt shared anecdotes from his life, which the former found intriguing
and prompted him to make a film based on Dutt's life. It was titled Sanju after the nickname Dutt's
mother Nargis used to call him. Principal photography began in January 2017 and was completed by
January 2018. The film's soundtrack was composed by Rohan-Rohan and Vikram Montrose, with A.
R. Rahman as a guest composer. Fox Star Studios acquired the distribution rights of the film.
Sanju was released worldwide on 29 June 2018. It received positive reviews from critics, who
praised Kapoor’s performance as well as Hirani's direction; some criticised its supposed image-
cleansing of its protagonist. It registered the highest opening for any film released in India in 2018,
and on its third day, it had the highest single day collection ever for a Hindi film in India. With a
worldwide gross of over ₹586.85 crore (US$82 million), Sanju emerged as the highest grossing
Bollywood film of 2018, the second highest-earning Hindi film in India of all time, and one of
the highest-grossing Indian films.
Sanju earned seven nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Film and Best
Director for Hirani. It won Best Actor for Kapoor and Best Supporting Actor for Kaushal.