- In a conversation with Hirani, Sanjay Dutt shared anecdotes from his life, which the former found intriguing and prompted him to make a film based on Sanjay 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 wrapped up in January 2018. The film’s soundtrack was composed by Rohan-Rohan and Vikram Montrose, with A. R. Rahman as a guest composer.
- Sanju was released worldwide on 29 June 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Hirani’s direction, music, screenplay, cinematography and the performances (particularly those of Kapoor, Kaushal, Rawal, and Koirala), though some criticized its supposed image-cleansing of its protagonist. It registered the highest opening for any film released in India in 2018, and on its third day, it had the highest single-day collection ever for a Hindi film in India. With a worldwide gross of over ₹586.85 crore (US$85.81 million), Sanju emerged as the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2018, the third highest-earning Hindi film in India of all time, and the 12th highest-grossing Indian film.
- It earned seven nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Film and Best Director, winning Best Actor for Kapoor and Best Supporting Actor for Kaushal.
Sanju Movie Tracklist:
The film’s soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman, Rohan-Rohan and Vikram Montrose while lyrics are written by Irshad Kamil, Shekhar Astitwa, Puneet Sharma, Rohan Gokhale and Abhijat Joshi. The film score is composed by Sanjay Wandrekar and Atul Raninga.
- Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya – Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
- Kar Har Maidaan Fateh – Shreya Ghoshal, Sukhwinder Singh
- Ruby Ruby – Shashwat Singh, Poorvi Koutish
- Baba Bolta Hain Bas Ho Gaya – Papon, Ranbir Kapoor, Supriya Pathak
- Bhopu Baj Raha Hain – Nakash Aziz
- Mujhe Chaand Pe Le Chalo – Nikhita Gandhi
Sanju Movie Awards (Wins & Nominations):
13 wins & 24 nominations.
- Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (10 August 2018)
Best Film (Sanju) - Best Director (Rajkumar Hirani)
- Vanguard Award (Ranbir Kapoor)
- Best Supporting Performance-(Male/Female) (Vicky Kaushal)
- Zee Cine Awards (19 March 2019)
Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor) - Best Supporting Actor (Vicky Kaushal)
- Filmfare Awards (23 March 2019)
Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor) - Best Supporting Actor (Vicky Kaushal)
- IIFA Awards (18 September 2019)
Best Supporting Actor (Vicky Kaushal) - Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (2019)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Vicky Kaushal) - FOI Online Awards (2018)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Vicky Kaushal)
