Sanju: Manisha Koirala Opens Up About Her Role In This Ranbir Kapoor Starrer

Manisha Koirala says she feels honoured to play the role of Sanjay Dutt’s mother and late actress Nargis Dutt in Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming film Sanju starring Ranbir Kapoor.

Manisha interacted with the media on the sidelines of Yusuf Merchant’s book Happyness – Life Lessons From A Creative Addict here on Saturday.

On being a part of Sanju, Manisha said, “I am really honoured to have played Nargis Duttji in the film. It’s like any actress’ dream role. Though I have a very small role in the film… It’s a special appearance, but I am really excited to know audience reaction about my role and the film.”

Sanju, a biographical film based on the life of Sanjay Dutt, is directed and written by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt in various stages of his life. It has an ensemble cast which includes Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Jim Sarbh, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Dia Mirza and Karishma Tanna. The film is set to be released on June 29.

At the book reading session, Manisha said she was mentally disturbed at a certain point in her life but survived through it and came out stronger.