Rajkumar Hirani On Sanjay Dutt Biopic: Biopics Are More Interesting In Fictional Format

Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who is busy with the post-production process of his upcoming biopic on Sanjay Dutt, says biopics are more interesting when presented in a fictional format.

Hirani spoke at a #FilmsForChange initiative, organised by Good Pitch India and the Indian Documentary Foundation here. He was there along with Nandita Das, Naseeruddin Shah, Rahul Dholakia and Javed Jaffery on Wednesday.

While Hirani is making a film on Sanjay’s life now, the BBC had made a documentary on the controversial actor’s life back in 1996. It was titled To Hell and Back.

Asked whether he ever thought of making a documentary on Sanjay’s life instead of doing it in a fictionalised format, Hirani said, “Certain subjects will be more engaging if they are done in a fiction format and certain subjects would probably be more interesting in a documentary format.”

“PK was the only film which I started with reverse where I wanted to talk about God and religion, but in the journey of making that film, I realised that I am ending up talking very little about it. There is so much to talk about God and religion that you cannot actually say enough in a fictional format.”