<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> ₹ 100 crore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> est. ₹ 579 crore </Td> </Tr> <P> Sanju (Hindi pronunciation: (səndʒuː)) is a 2018 Indian biographical film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi . It was jointly produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banners Rajkumar Hirani Films and Vinod Chopra Films respectively . The film follows the life of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, his addiction with drugs, arrest for alleged association with the 1993 Bombay bombings, relationship with his father, comeback in the industry, the eventual drop of charges from bombay blasts, and release after completing his jail term . Ranbir Kapoor stars as Dutt, along with an ensemble cast which features Paresh Rawal as Sunil Dutt, Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala as Nargis, Dia Mirza as Manyata Dutt, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Jim Sarbh . </P> <P> In a conversation with Hirani, Dutt shared anecdotes from his life, which the former found intriguing and prompted him to make a film based on Dutt's life . It was titled Sanju after the nickname Dutt's mother Nargis used to call him . Principal photography began in January 2017 and was completed by January 2018 . The film's soundtrack was composed by Rohan - Rohan and Vikram Montrose, with A.R. Rahman as a guest composer . Fox Star Studios acquired the distribution rights of the film . </P>

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