Rajkumar Hirani has incorporated quite a cheeky sequence in his film Sanju. Sanjay Dutt in real life visited a politician in hope of being granted amnesty for his transgressions. Apparently, this political leader, played by Anjan Shrivastava, who is known for his keen sense of poetry and oratory skills, fell asleep while Dutt was pouring his heart out to him.

Ranbir Kapoor has given the voice over where playing Dutt tells us, “We still don’t know whether he pretended to fall asleep to avoid hearing my problems, or if he actually fell asleep.” Anyone familiar with the eminent politicians of our country would know whom the film is referring to. The real Sanjay Dutt met with the then-Prime Minister in 1999 to ask for his help to travel to New York. 

Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, Prasoon Joshi chose not to comment on this nearly-unambiguous reference to a much-respected political leader. He justifies his position, saying, “We all knew whom the film is referring to, but he is only called ‘the politician’. If we had raised a hue and cry about it, that venerated politician’s name would’ve been out in the public domain.

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