Sanju (2018)

Hindi 2 hrs 42 mins Biography, Drama

Play Trailer

Critics Score

77%

Total Reviews: 38

User Score

100%

Total Votes: 1

Review Summary: Ranbir Kapoor is brilliant. But 'Sanju' does not take chances. A good film but Hirani's weakest.

Average Critic Rating: (3.28)
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor , Paresh Rawal , Manisha Koirala , Dia Mirza , Sonam Kapoor , Karishma Tanna , Anushka Sharma , Jim Sarbh , Vicky Kaushal , Bathi Shankar , Tabu , Boman Irani
Release Date: 29 Jun 2018
Est. Budget: 100.0 CR
Est. Box Office Collection: 332.0 CR

Plot: Coming from a family of cinematic legends, East Indian actor Sanjay Dutt reaches dizzying heights of success -- but also battles numerous addictions and other personal demons. Read more

Sanju - Top Reviews

It’s More Propaganda and Laughs, And Less Facts

Full review on Masala

Sneha May Francis, Masala

Tears, cheers, bias and a brilliant Ranbir

Full review on REDIFF

Sukanya Verma, REDIFF

Ranbir Kapoor Dazzles As Sanjay Dutt, Other Actors Scramble To Keep Up

Full review on NDTV

Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV

The Ranbir Kapoor starrer is a tamer version of the real-life hellraiser

Full review on Indian Express

Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express

Let's get one thing straight: This is a work of fiction masquerading as a biopic. And Rajkumar Hirani may have violins standing by to manipulate emotions, and he has Ranbir Kapoor mimicking Sanjay Dutt's mannerisms, but the movie remains a vanilla version of a life full of violence induced by drugs, guns, bad company and women.

Full review on Now Running

Manisha Lakhne, Now Running

Few glaring hiccups in an otherwise watchable and frankly, very enjoyable film. Just don't hope for a warts-and-all biopic

Full review on Mid-Day

Mohar Basu, Mid-Day

I’m going with three-and-a-half out of five for Sanju. It’s a consistently engaging film that makes its way to your heart even though the head frequently resists.

Full review on Book My Show

Rajeev Masand, Book My Show

Related movies

Sanju - All Reviews

Ranbir Kapoor's Sanjay Dutt biopic is an emotional roller coaster that plays out like a bestseller!

Full review on DNA India

Meena Iyer, DNA India

Ranbir Kapoor overshadows Hirani

Full review on India Today

Sushant Mehta, India Today

Exhilarating tale of Emotions

Full review on 123 Telugu

123 Telugu

Ranbir Kapoor takes himself a notch above brilliant in this glorification of Dutt saga

Full review on Pink Villa

Pink Villa

Ranbir Kapoor’s master class in Hirani’s brilliant shades of grey

Full review on Glam Sham

Vishal Verma, Glam Sham

संजू में रणबीर ने दिखाई गजब की एक्टिंग, लेकिन फिल्म देख लगा संजय दत्त के प्रति सॉफ्ट हो गए राजू हिरानी

Full review on Bhaskar

Bhaskar

Watch Sanju for Ranbir's transformation into one of India's most controversial actor. Sanju is a display of some fine acting with a story that mostly reveals what the world already knows on a light hearted note

Full review on India Glitz

India Glitz

Watch for the performances

Full review on Mirchi 9

Siddartha Toleti, Mirchi 9

And for his friend Sanjay Dutt, he has given a vehicle to finally tell his version of events and say to his detractors -- bas ho gaya yaar!

Full review on Filmfare

Filmfare

An Out-And-Out Ranbir Kapoor Show

Full review on News 18

Divya Pal, News 18

Watch Sanju for Ranbir’s transformation into one of India’s most controversial actor. Sanju is a display of some fine acting with a story that mostly reveals what the world already knows on a light hearted note

Full review on India Glitz

India Glitz

This is, in fact, a calculatedly cauterised version of Sanjay Dutt’s life presented in a vividly engaging manner, but without the grit and rigour of real life.

Full review on Free Press Journal

Johnson Thomas, Free Press Journal

Sanju is an emotional tribute to the Dutts

Full review on The National

Mary Gayen, The National

Ranbir Kapoor starrer is a collusion of emotions

Full review on Zee News

Ankita Chakravarti, Zee News

Yes, there’s a lot missing, but even then, this is still an incredible story of a man and a movie star who made massive mistakes, walked through fire, survived it and lived one heck of a life.

Full review on Times of India

Times of India

Ranbir Kapoor redeems Rajkumar Hirani’s fawning Sanjay Dutt biopic

Full review on Scroll.In

Nandini Ramnath, Scroll.In

Ranbir Kapoor is flawless in Rajkumar Hirani's Bollywood-ised biopic of Sanjay Dutt

Full review on First Post

Swetha Ramakrishnan, First Post

“Sanju” is not a particularly engaging film because it stretches too long and resorts to melodrama over substance, but Bollywood also lost the opportunity to look at one of its own with a neutral lens and tell his story honestly.

Full review on Reuters

Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters

Ranbir is outstanding in this dishonest film

Full review on Deccan Chronicle

Suparna Sharma, Deccan Chronicle

Ranbir Kapoor is superb, but what a startlingly dishonest Sanjay Dutt biopic this is

Full review on First Post

Anna MM Vetticad, First Post

Ultimately, the film is not as much about the flaws in the hero as about him being wronged by the media which is yet a convenient villain.

Full review on The Hindu

NAMRATA JOSHI, The Hindu

Ranbir Kapoor shines all the way in this Sanjay Dutt biopic