To physically transform into Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir Kapoor had to eat eight meals in a day and had to stick to a strict workout schedule. Ranbir Kapoor returned to the silver screen after 2017's Jagga Jasoos as Sanjay Dutt in Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju. The film tells the story of Dutt's tumultuous life as a youngster turning to drugs to cope with his mother's death, failed marriages, his various stints in jail as well as being one of the most well-known faces of Bollywood. For this project, Kapoor not only had to emulate Dutt's body language and mannerisms but also physically look like him. In a video shared by Fox Star on YouTube, Kapoor as well as the makers of Sanju talked about how despite his reservations, the actor joined the project. They also talked about the work and time that went into making the film seem as authentic as possible, which completely depended on replicating Dutt's look on Kapoor. Kapoor revealed that he had a grueling workout regime and had to eat eight meals a day. The video also shows the process of nailing Dutt's look from the time he was released from prison, which required Kapoor to sit through long hours of prosthetics and make-up. Vidhu Vinod Chopra even said, "For me, this film without Ranbir Kapoor wouldn't have worked." (Also read: Vidhu Vinod Chopra on casting Ranbir Kapoor in Sanju: Initially thought Ranveer Singh could play Sanjay Dutt better) Also starring Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Sonam Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal in pivotal roles, Sanju has clearly been appreciated by the masses. The film has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in its first week after blockbusters like Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and Tiger Zinda Hai. However, some critics have also accused the makers of whitewashing some of the more controversial aspects of Dutt's life. Watch the video here.<doc-sep>Still from the video shared by the makers of Sanju (courtesy YouTube) Highlights Ranbir used to wake up at 3 am to have protein shakes Ranbir sat with the prosthetics team for six hours every day "I detest the gym," Ranbir added Ranbir Kapoor hates going to the gym, his words, but could you make that out from his amazing transformation in Sanju? No, right? That's because 3 am wake-up calls, eight meals a day and six hour sessions with the prosthetics team were invested in getting the looks right. The makers of Sanju shared a BTS video documenting what went into creating Ranbir Kapoor's many looks as Sanjay Dutt. "The biggest challenge was who will play Sanjay Dutt? Because somebody has to behave like him, look like him, feel like him," Rajkumar Hirani says in the video. January 2016 is when Ranbir received a text from Mr Hirani, when Ranbir replied: "I hope it's not the Sanjay Dutt biopic!" But Ranbir says, one thing was made very clear "ki agar yeh look nahi achieve kar sakte toh yeh film nahi banaenge." The first challenge was to physically transform Ranbir into Sanjay Dutt, says the director, who rejected multiple looks before zeroing in on the perfect one. Prosthetic experts were appointed and a full tea was dedicated to get Ranbir's look right but then... "Test after test and we kept failing. It's really hard because you have to sit on a chair for six hours hoping like how to make it work and it's just a span of 30 seconds when you see it's not working. Six hours of hard work gone down the drain," says Ranbir. "But when we hit that look, Raju sir saw it and he's like we've got it," he adds. The video documents at least six of the rejected looks that Ranbir had tried on. About physically transforming in Sanjay Dutt's frame, Ranbir says: "I detest the gym, I can't stand it. Its occupation hazard hence, I have to go. I have done some 13-14 films. So, this was the first opportunity in which I could do something with my body. So, I took it up as a challenge." "Was having eight meals a day. Was waking up at 3am to have a protein shake, something which I didn't imagine I could do," he adds in the video. "Sanjay Dutt is the epitome of body building and I could not screw that up. If I'm going to play Sanjay Dutt onscreen, body was essential," says Ranbir. After months of working out, what Ranbir Kapoor achieved has successfully stunned all of us. "I had a certain look, a muscular look, which I've never had in my life. Everybody on set looked at me in a way that 'ok, we've achieved something'," Ranbir says in the video. Watch the video here: Meanwhile,is bombarding the box office. It has made over Rs 200 crores in its first week. While Ranbir Kapoor plays the protagonist in the Sanjay Dutt biopic, Dia Mirza, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal , Paresh Rawal and Manisha Koirala also play key roles in the film.<doc-sep>Rajkumar Hirani Ranbir Kapoor Sanju Sanjay Dutt Vikram Gaikwad The biggest takeaway from’s Sanju is’s top notch performance. Even as Ranbir plays a flawed character onscreen, he is effortlessly flawless. From his looks to voice and accent and body language to gait, the Tamaasha actor moulded himself forIn a recent behind-the-scene- video, the makers have shared the effort, sweat and tears that went into making Ranbir look like Dutt.Ranbir revealed in the video why he was apprehensive of taking up the film. In fact, he had pledged not to do the film if he did not manage to look like him. He said, "I'm not him, I can never be him. There's only one. "He also admitted that he "detests the gym", but because Dutt is a big fitness freak, he "took it up as a challenge". Ranbir put in a lot of hours in the gym to get a physique like Dutt. "Sanjay Dutt represents an epitome of body building and if I had to play him on screen, body was essential," Ranbir said. The Rockstar actor also recalled one of his key moments which was when Sanjay Dutt walked in to see the shooting.They roped in three-time National Award winner, make-up artist, prosthetics expert Clover and Aalim Hakim so that the make-up was on point.However, the efforts brought positive results at the ticket window. The film has crossed the Rs 200-crore mark in the first week of its release.<doc-sep>Ranbir Kapoor plays the main lead of Sanjay Dutt in biopic Sanju. Ranbir Kapoor plays the main lead of Sanjay Dutt in biopic Sanju. As much as the audience has lauded Ranbir Kapoor for getting into the shoes of Sanjay Dutt in Sanju, it definitely wasn’t a cakewalk for the actor, considering the difference in their body type, voice and mannerisms. In a new video shared by director Rajkumar Hirani, Ranbir himself reveals how he was initially hesitant to do the part. Also read | Sanju director Rajkumar Hirani: Sanjay Dutt broke down after watching the film The video begins with Ranbir telling us how he dreaded signing Sanju when Rajkumar Hirani offered him the film. Infact, he had pledged not to do the film if his looks did not match with Sanjay Dutt from the word go. His first challenge was to pump up his physique. Thus, began his gym sessions. The second was to attain Sanjay’s look over the years, most important being the one when he walked out of Yerawada jail. Watch | Sanju: Ranbir Kapoor to Sanjay Dutt – The Transformation The video further reveals how with the use of prosthetics and change in hair-do, the team of Sanju finally managed to crack the look of Sanjay Dutt. Both Ranbir Kapoor and Rajkumar Hirani share that the high point for them was to have the man himself on the film’s set and give his approval to Ranbir. Sanju, which released last weekend, has been doing wonders at the box office. It crossed Rs 200 crore on its Day 7 and continues to break records. It became the biggest opener of 2018, apart from achieving several other milestones, including being the highest grosser in Ranbir’s career so far. Also read | Sanju box office collection Day 7: Ranbir Kapoor film earns Rs 202.51 crore Sanju traces the life of Sanjay Dutt through his troubled youth, his struggle with drugs, relationship with his father Sunil Dutt and his friends apart from his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and his jail term. The Sanjay Dutt biopic also stars Paresh Rawal, Vicky Kaushal, Anushka Sharma, Dia Mirza, Manisha Koirala and Sonam Kapoor. Also read | Things Sanju left untouched about Sanjay Dutt’s life<doc-sep>
Even as Sanju makers are celebrating the grand box office success of the Rajkumar Hirani film, the path to make the Sanjay Dutt biopic was not as easy as it seems. A new video titled ‘Sanju: Ranbir Kapoor to Sanjay Dutt - The Transformation’ has been released online that reveals what went into turning Ranbir Kapoor into Sanjay Dutt. Ranbir Kapoor plays the lead role of the controversial Bollywood actor in the film but the two don’t look alike. And then, the challenge was to show Sanjay over a span of decades. The video showcases the journey of the team as they experimented with various looks before they finally got a reflection of Sanjay in Ranbir. The magical moment when they could actually see the transformation happening is also captured in the video. The video has Hirani, Ranbir Kapoor and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra taking us through the process, the initial failures and the final success. Hirani said in the video, “The first challenge was, how can Ranbir physically transform into Sanjay Dutt?” We then see Ranbir sweating it out in the gym. Ranbir shows his battered hands as he struggles to follow the tough fitness regime. Ranbir had lot of apprehensions as to how will he look like Sanjay Dutt. He knew Sanjay Dutt is bigger in size, his style is different. He was really worried how will he not just physically look like him but also feel like him.” Watch the complete video here: Ranbir says his first reaction was to say no to Sanju. “I am not him. I can never be him.There is only one Sanjay Dutt and nobody can emulate him. So, I had my fears. So we were very clear that if we cannot achieve his look, we will not make the film... Sanjay Dutt’s face has changed over the years. Because of alcohol, his face had gotten puffy and his chin had kind of come down. So I think that added to his ageing process. Tests after tests we kept failing and it’s really hard because you have to sit on a chair for six hours, hoping like ‘God make this work’. And it’s just in a span of 30 seconds that you see, ‘it’s not working’ and you realize that six hours of work has gone down in drain.” Ranbir also talks about the serious gymming he had to undergo for the film, “To be honest, I detest the gym. I can’t stand it. It’s an occupational hazard so I have to go. I have done some 13-14 films and this was the first time when I was getting an opportunity to do something with my body. So, I took it up as a challenge. It requires a lot of discipline and sacrifice.I was having 8 meals a day, waking up at 3 in the morning to drink a protein shake. Something that I didn’t imagine I could do. Sanjay Dutt represents the epitome of body building and I could not screw that up. I knew, if I was going to play Sanjay Dutt on screen, body was essential. I had a certain muscular look that I have never had in my entire life. Everybody on set used to look at me like ‘okay, we have achieved something’.” While Sanju has become Ranbir’s first Rs 200 crore film, collecting Rs 202.51 crore in a week, it is also the third Rs 200 crore film for Rajkumar Hirani after 3 Idiots and PK. Written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film will also stars an ensemble cast in addition to Ranbir Kapoor which includes Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal, Sonam Kapoor and Dia Mirza among others. Follow @htshowbiz for more ott:10