Ranbir Kapoor: I really want Sanjay Dutt to like me

Ranbir Kapoor, glimpses of whose portrayal as Sanjay Dutt in the trailer of ‘Sanju’ has left the audience asking for more, says he really wants the senior actor to like him and his work.
Ranbir interacted with the media at the trailer launch of ‘Sanju’ with Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza and Vicky Kaushal.

Asked how he felt portraying various phases of Sanjay’s life, Ranbir said, “When I was a child, I had a poster of Sanju sir on the wall of my cupboard, and through this film, I am in his shoes. I think in my life, I really want Sanju sir to like me.”
“I know I never can be the man he is, but in whichever way that I go about in my career as a person and even through this film, I really want Sanju sir to like me because I feel that he is a man that I respect a lot and I really look up to him. I hope that he feels that I have represented his life in very honest and improved way.”

The film’s trailer gives a rushed glance at the various phases and challenges Sanjay has faced in his personal life, in which he has waded through a battle with drugs, multiple relationships and legal troubles.
In the trailer, the makers have revealed that Sanjay had 308 girlfriends at one point in his life. Asked whether he will reveal the number of girlfriends if he ever had a biopic made on his life, Ranbir said, “No I actually won’t allow. I don’t think I am a courageous man like Sanju sir to give my life out so openly. But my count has been less than ten, so people can’t make a biopic on me.”