VVC:It is impossible for me to think of anybody but Ranbir playing San

Ranbir Kapoor became Sanjay Dutt body and soul
To make him [Ranbir] look like Sanjay was a minor challenge, but really the challenge was for him to transform and reach the soul of the character. All that credit goes to Raju Hirani and then to Ranbir and to Abhijat Joshi, because these were the guys that were on the ground fighting that battle. I was the field marshal sitting in my AC'd office saying this is not working, that is not working' (laughs). But it's them they fought the battles. They are the real winners of this. They have done an incredible job I think.

Ranbir's transformation was incredible. I don't think any other actor could have done that. It is impossible for me to think of anybody else doing this role. I actually, in the beginning when Raju came to me I said, Can he do it?' And Oh My God he has done it! I am a great admirer of Dilip Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar and all those actors and this is one actor who for once has reminded me of the great performances I have seen when I was growing up watching Indian cinema.

Originally posted by: briahna

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good read.