Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanjay Dutt biopic earns a whopping Rs 180cr from Fox Studios

The makers of Sanjay Dutt biopic on Friday finalised the release date for the yet-to-be-titled film as March 30, 2018. A press statement also announced that Fox Studios signed a three-film deals with director Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starting with the biopic.

However, media reports now claim that Fox has paid Rs 180 crore for the biopic alone! The satellite rights of the movie are yet to be sold. “The film’s profits will be shared 85-15. While Hirani will keep 85% of the profits, the studio will get a mere 15%.”

The shooting of the film began in January. As part of his preparation for the role, Ranbir has gained more than 13kg to tone up his muscle to match the muscular physique of Sanjay Dutt.

The film also features Sonam Kapoor as Sanjay’s earlier love interest, Vicky Kaushal as his friend from the US, Anushka Sharma as a journalist and Manisha Koirala as Nargis, Sanjay’s mother, whose death in 1981 from pancreatic cancer, affected him deeply. The untitled biopic will be the first film to be made on a Bollywood star.