A film about the actor Sanjay Dutt, focused on his drug addiction, his arrest over a suspected link to the 1993 Bombay bombings, his relationship with his father Sunil Dutt and his acting career. His wife persuades the London-based biographer Winnie Diaz to tell his true story, and the film moves between her interviews and the life itself.
Movies / Hindi
Classic
Sanju
2018 · Biographical · Comedy drama
- Release
- 29 June 2018
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 161 minutes
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Writer
- Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
- Producer
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani
- Music
- A. R. Rahman, Rohan-Rohan and Vikram Montrose (songs)
- Status
- Released
All-time blockbusters
Why it was a blockbuster
It grossed over ₹587 crore worldwide, the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2018 and the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It had the biggest opening of any film in India that year, and on its third day it set the record for the highest single-day collection for a Hindi film in India.
Rajkumar Hirani directed and edited it. The idea came from conversations with Dutt himself, and the title is the nickname his mother, Nargis, used for him. Ranbir Kapoor has his own profile on this guide. The film opens with a lyricist's heavily romanticised biography of Dutt, which he rejects, before his wife Manyata brings in Winnie Diaz. Hirani said he and his team spent a long time recording Dutt's own account.
Awards
- 64th Filmfare Awards: seven nominations; Best Actor for Ranbir Kapoor and Best Supporting Actor for Vicky Kaushal.
Box office
As of 2025.
- Worldwide gross: over ₹587 crore.
Source: Wikipedia: Sanju (article revision of 9 October 2026, checked 22 October 2026)
Cast
- Ranbir KapoorSanjay “Sanju” Dutt
- Vicky KaushalKamlesh “Kamli” Kapasi
- Paresh RawalSunil Dutt
- Anushka SharmaWinnie Diaz
- Manisha KoiralaNargis Dutt
- Dia MirzaManyata Dutt
- Sonam KapoorRuby Irani
- Jim SarbhZubin Mistry
- Karishma TannaPinky Joshi
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Sources
Last checked 22 October 2026.