TBS: Agreed. What is next in line now?
RH: Next is a biopic on Sanjay Dutt. We are still scripting it though, and Ranbir would be playing
his part.
TBS: How did you come up with the idea of a biopic on Sanjay Dutt?
RH: To be honest, I had no plans to be making a biopic. I had thought, I’d finish PK and start
writing for the next for the Munnabhai series. But when Sanju had come for that three months
parole, he invited me home once. He was going through that phase where there was this sword
of imprisonment hanging on his neck for long; and now when he finishes his term he knows he
will finally be free. So in that frame of mind, he started speaking about his childhood and many
other things. I had gone to spend just an hour with him and I ended up spending eight hours.
So Abhijeet Joshi and I used to meet him every day - we did this for 25 days. I discovered that
even though I had done three films with Sanjay, I knew only 1% of him. There is no intension to
glorify him, or put him in a bad light. I just want to say a story as is. When I told him I wanted to
make a biopic on him, he was very excited.
TBS: Well so are we… Are there plans about coming out with the 3rd installment for
Munnabhai?
RH: Yes we do want to make that, but it will only happen when our Munnabhai (Sanjay Dutt) is
out. We would have to wait till then. Nobody can replace Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi as
Munnabhai and Circuit. (Smiles)
thank you!
Thank you very much
for your time! Hope
you enjoyed this ride
all along. We hope
and wish that the new
year blossoms with
fresh ideas and new
concepts (like
always).