Sanjay Dutt must be relieved. After getting bail from the Supreme Court in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in which he was convicted for arms possession, the actor's new film Dhamaal has opened well. Costarring Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaaferi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aashish Chaudhary, the film is directed Indra Kumar, who made Dil, Ishq and Masti.
Sanju talks about his success, his movies and about a book on his parents that he has written, along with his sisters, Priya and Namrata.
Is Dhamaal so close to you that you are promoting the film even after its release?
Yes, this film is very close to my heart. I know Indra Kumar and (producer) Ashok Thakeria for many years. They both have been planning to do something with me for so many years, but we were not successful. Eventually, this film has turned out to be pretty good and I think it's a big hit.
Did you try to gauge the reaction to the film?
Yes, the film's collections are superb. I had this intuition that this film will be a hit, as it's a fun film.
Should its success be attributed to Sanjay Dutt?
No, it's not only Sanjay Dutt. It's an effort from Indra Kumar, Ashok, Arshad, Aashish, Jaaved and Riteish. It's everybody's effort.
As far as I am concerned, the role is very good. I was very excited about it.
Okay, tell me one thing. Did you miss the heroine in the film? (Laughs)
Yes, I did.
(Laughs) I missed the heroine too! But all said and done, it's a great film. I don't think anybody felt that there was no heroine in the film. It's such a beautiful film.
Text: Girish Rao
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