Thursday Oct 1 3:13 PM
Sanjay Dutt should rightly be named the comeback man. He has staged many comebacks in his career which has been interrupted at various intervals in his life, first by his drug problem, then by his incarceration and later by his legal cases. And everytime, the actor seems to have bounced back with a vengeance. Of course, this last time, his comeback was not so well heralded. His films which were released immediately after his release, 'EMI' and 'Kidnap' didn't really do very well at the box office. But that has not deterred filmmakers who have thronged the actor and signed him on for their films. In fact, currently, the actor is going through quite a crucial period as many of his films are ready to be released in the next couple of months. The actor has Rohit Shetty's film, 'All The Best', which is his good friend Ajay Devgan's home production. That should be followed by 'Blue', which pits him against the Khiladi, Akshay Kumar. He also has Sujoy Ghosh's 'Aladin' coming up for release. This film will see him play the ringmaster to Amitabh Bachchan's genie. And then, there is also, Rahul Dholakia's 'Lamhaa', which is set in Kashmir. If that's not all, with multi starrers again back in fashion, Sanju's demand seems to have shot up. He has already started shooting for Sohail Maklai's next. If trade sources are to believed, the actor has already been signed on by Devgan, Apoorva Lakhia, Vashu Bhagnani. The icing on the cake, however, is Rajkumar Hirani's 'Munnabhai Chale Amrika', which is expected to go on the floors next year. He may have aged a tad bit and maybe put on some weight as well, but his charm remains intact. Quite wisely too, the actor has also decided to take his age in his stride and shifted the focus of his roles ever so slightly. Without any hang ups about being the main hero, Sanju has still managed to remain a real life hero. What else can you call him but the 'Comeback Man'!