Ranveer Singh was the 1st choice for Sanju but Ranbir got the role

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Posted: 7 years ago
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http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-first-choice-sanju-heres-ranbir-kapoor-bagged-role/

WHAT! Ranveer Singh was the FIRST choice for Sanju, but here's how Ranbir Kapoor bagged the role

Bollywood Hungama News Network
Wed Jun 20 10:25:49 IST
Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju which will release on June 29th. The film has garnered a lot of buzz because of course, the subject itself is so controversial and interesting but also it will be something else to see Ranbir playing the role of Bollywood's original bad boy: Sanjay Dutt. Ranbir, in Sanju's bearing, is both believable and impressive and that has piqued our interest even more! But do you know? Ranbir was not Vidhu Vinod Chopra's first choice to play the lead character? Oh Yeah! He wanted Ranveer Singh to step into the shoes of Sanju because he has the madness, flamboyance and emotional depth to play this complicated, conflicted part but the director Raju Hirani was pretty sure that Ranbir would be the right choice.




Ranbir Kapoor himself was extremely skeptical about playing the part of Dutt and portray his stranger than fiction life on big screen. He even said that when Raju called him up he hoped it was not about the Sanjay Dutt biopic. The Bramhastra actor read the script and was mesmerized by it. He said that he was dumbfounded reading it and was left asking, did this really happen? He was sold right there. Later, looking at Ranbir's remarkable transformation, Vidhu Vinod Chopra stated that he had to eat his words as the Kapoor scion became Dutt with both: swagger and soul.
Sanju stars Sonam Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Vicky Kaushal in lead roles along with Karishma Tanna, Jim Sarbh, and others. Ranveer Singh, on the other hand, is busy filming Rohit Shetty's Simmba and has just wrapped up Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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He was the first choice for Bombay Velvet also.
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Ranbir Was The Early And Only Choice For Sanju : Rajkumar Hirani

Published on June 2, 2018

We were smitten by the official trailer of Sanju and needless to say, by Ranbir Kapoor as well who stole the show with his mannerisms and acting prowess in the trailer and in being able to look exactly like how Sanjay Dutt walked and talked. The most awaited biopic which is all set to cover the chronicles of the colorful and the roller-coaster of a life which Dutt has lived till now, Sanju definitely can be the movie of the year. The expectations are sky-high and are rightly so. Rajkumar Hirani, the director of the film, recently revealed why Ranbir was always the first and the original choice for the biopic. Read on...

Ranbir was the early and only choice, says Hirani on casting someone who could portray Dutt from the age of 21-55.

Talking about the similarities between the two actors, he says, "Both are born into film families, and they've lived that life, so they're secure about it. Not many know that Kapoor had confessed about an alcohol problem long back in an interview in 2016.

After seeing the trailer, it is pretty evident that Ranbir clearly understands how to showcase the swagger of Dutt and how to do that droopy and swingy walk of Dutt with moving shoulders. His mimic looks copy-pasted and is convincing. Talking about the same, Hirani says, "But you can't do that in a film. So for him to strike the right balance was tricky. He worked hard on it, and we also decided to declutter and drop many things, saying you don't have to be a 100% like him. Just a semblance is good enough. But somehow his voice changed, and he picked up some mannerisms, two or three, which are typical of Sanju but they don't look like a caricature.

Remembering one of the shots from Sanju, Hirani concludes by saying, "It's a long shot, where he's dressed in a Pathani suit. He comes out of the bathroom and comes walking to the living room. Of course, he was very ready. When he walked out that first time, it was absolutely proper, that walk... Especially in the long shot, it just looked completely like Sanju. And yeah, it was actually pretty smooth.

While Sanju is all set to release on 29 June, we can't stop gushing over the perfect casting!


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Posted: 7 years ago
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Thank U GIF
Thank You Hirani sir for not taking Ranveer👏
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Posted: 7 years ago
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He wouldve been better choice 🥱
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Where does it say he was first choice? Producer wanted rs but Hirani was adamant abt rk and stood by his choice.. Rs was never approached.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Originally posted by: hasini009

Thank U GIF

Thank You Hirani sir for not taking Ranveer👏



LOL

RKH wanted to make Sanju..and VVC pictured Dutt in his mind.


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Posted: 7 years ago
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Hirani's first choice was Ranbir , doesn't matter what Vidhu's choice was, its the director's call.

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#Sanju "When we started shooting and Ranbir became Sanjay Dutt, I had to kind of eat my words. I think I can best sum this up by saying that Ranbir has become Sanjay Dutt both in swagger and soul." - Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
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RK is the teaser really impressed me with how much he looked like Dutt. The stuff after that wasn't as impressive but still think he was the best choice.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Not only Sanju, PK, Pad Man even Tiger Zinda Hai was approached to Ranveer Singh.
He could not managed the schedule so Amir Salman grabbed the roles unfortunately. What a loss for film industry. 🥱

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