When Ram Gopal Varma, the birthday boy, desired to create his own A biopic of Sanjay Dutt

Ram Gopal Varma, a friend of mine, is a fountain of ideas. He was scheduled to work with Shah Rukh Khan on a movie in 2006. I’m not sure what became of the project, but I know SRK said yes.
The semi-truths and whitewashing of Sanjay Dutt’s image in Rajkumar Hirani’s purported biography, Sanju, profoundly angered Ramu in 2018. Ramu had spent a good deal of time with Sanjay Dutt while the actor was being questioned about his possible involvement in the bombings in Mumbai in 1992.

Ramu was all ready to do a biographical film about the man himself. Hirani’s biopic, according to Varma, is a Walt Disney retelling of Sanjay Dutt’s life.

Ramu said that whatever Sanjay Dutt wanted to be shown in Hirani’s movie was included. Ramu was aware of reality. When he was being forcefully questioned by the police for his possible involvement in the explosions, he was shooting Daud with Dutt. Dutt would arrive to Daud’s place feeling quite uneasy.
He once told Ramu that when he attempted to contact Madhuri Dixit in the police station, her father picked up and said she wasn’t interested in talking. Ramu was curious as to how Hirani could have ignored those who had such a significant impact on Dutt’s life, such as Tina Munim, Madhuri Dixit, Richa Sharma, and Rhea Pillai.

For those who believe Dutt’s legal counsel would thwart Ramu’s efforts, be assured that Ramu is comfortably situated. All of the details on Sanjay Dutt’s actions, accusations, and other matters are available to the general public. Dutt is unable to stop anyone from using the information.
Rana Daggubati was the actor Ramu wanted to play Sanjay Dutt. That project never materialized, much like many others that Ramu had planned.

I once asked Ramu why there were so many films that were shelved and then released. It’s a common misconception that my failures are the result of making too many movies too soon, but that is untrue. Department and AG are my worst failures; I spent the most money and the most days on them throughout the production. Satya, on the other hand, was filmed on a very tight budget; Sarkar I took 30 days to complete. Therefore, improper content—rather than money or time—determines a film’s failure.

What, in Ramu’s opinion, was the cause of his demise? “I believe that the primary cause of my failures was my conceit. I’ve always been rather spontaneous, quick, and crazy. That also led to my groundbreaking films as well as my insanely wild flicks. I only tried to direct my thoughts rather than stop them because I knew that if I tried to control my wildness, I would lose my originality.

Talent like Manoj Bajpayee and Randeep Hooda, who have gone on from their first burst of fame via Ramu’s movies, have been introduced or revitalized by Ramu.

“My films are based on characters, not backdrops,” he once said to me. The relationship films Satya and Company, were realistic and stark. The storyline of “D” is quite narrowly defined. It centers on a single protagonist who harks back to the early years of Bachchan. In “D,” Randeep Hooda resembles Mr. Bachchan in “Deewaar.” “D” is kind of my homage to Deewaar.

Since Nagarjuna in My Shiva and Sunny Deol in Arjun, I believe that fans haven’t seen a character quite like Randeep Hooda’s.I adore everything I’ve found. If they decide to make the incorrect movies out of greed or for other reasons, what can I do? Then my interest in them wanes. I hope I can portray them in the best possible light. I just consider an actor to be their image on film. His personal life and opinions about me as a person or filmmaker don’t concern me. I also move on when they do.