Sunil Dutt’s character was shown as someone who always lived and worked for others, be it his son, or his country when he is shown working for the Muslim victims.Įven at Sanju’s worst, when he took drugs while in his dying mother’s room, Sunil Dutt did not shirk him away. He stood strong and kept supporting his child through no matter what he did and he managed all that while grieving for his lost wife. Instead, the person who was in control, doing the right things and appearing as a strong individual was Sunil Dutt.īecause the thing that struck me was how more focus was given to the trials and tribulations that Sunil Dutt had to go through even though he was not the one committing any of those wrongdoings.īut, in a way, it made sense, because even at his brittle and senior age, he did not waver or lose confidence in his son. Read More: Toilet Leak Scene In Sanju Is Needed To Create A Scare Of Jails And Not Glorify ThemĪs a viewer, it only seldom felt that Sanjay Dutt was in the driver’s seat, even though the whole movie was about him and named after him.

He took the same paper and with a pen changed the question mark beside the line ‘Sanjay Dutt Finished’ to a full stop and said that he will not allow his son to go down like this. The entire scene was so strong and powerful, and it ended with Sunil Dutt making a promise of how his son was not finished. When a publication put out an article of how Sanjay Dutt might be finished, Sunil Dutt’s character angrily marched into their office and gave an inspiring speech on ethical journalism and how using certain words, journalists can get away with saying anything, no matter how false or hurtful it might be. The media was put in an extremely bad light in the movie and one of the main complaints with it was how it just publishes anything without thinking how it might impact someone’s life. When He Gave A Telling Off To The Publisher He then proceeded to lay down on the floor as a symbolic gesture of standing with his son. While leaving, Sunil Dutt’s character told him to switch off the fan and when Kamlesh said that it is hot outside, the elder Dutt said how his son was also without any fan or external luxuries. Allow me to lay down some examples as to why I think that way, also warning since this will surely have some spoilers and if you’ve not seen the movie, it could be dangerous for you:Īround the time when Sanjay Dutt was first put in jail for possessing AK-47 guns, Sunil Dutt was shown in a harried but still strong manner.Īs a father he knew that he had to stay strong for his clearly terrified and confused son, but in those moments Paresh Rawal brilliantly portrayed the grief and weakness that the elder Dutt must have felt.īut the scene that impacted me most was when Sanju’s friend Kamlesh was leaving the elder Dutt’s study after Sanju was in jail.

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