Changed Sanju to create empathy for Sanjay Dutt, confesses Rajkumar Hirani

Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani revealed he shot additional portions for Sanju starring Ranbir Kapoor, his biographical drama on Sanjay Dutt, to create empathy for the actor after people “hated” him in test screenings. Rajkumar Hirani said he had to change Sanju to create empathy for Sanjay Dutt. Hirani said Dutt’s story was so vast, anyone could have picked an event of his life and made a standalone film. He would have made a great film with that.” The 3 Idiots director is aware of the criticism that film never questions Dutt’s intentions as each time it was either with good intentions that the bad choices were made or he was victim of certain pressure.