Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta were good friends and partners before they reportedly fell out during the making of Shootout At Lokhandwala.
Highlights
- Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who has ended his feud with former friend Sanjay Dutt, says he is keen to work with the actor again and says he is missing him for every role.
- Mr Dutt and Sanjay Gupta met on the sets of Thanedar and became friends. Dutt gave a break to Gupta with Aatish after which they both worked together in several films. Subsequently, they formed a production company White Feather Films but had a fall-out during the making of Shootout At Lokhandwala in 2007.
- "I am missing Sanjay Dutt for every role," Gupta told Reporters at the music launch of Shootout at Wadala, a prequel to Lokhandwala.
- Dutt terminated his professional and personal partnership with Gupta in 2007 amid allegations of financial bungling within the production company they had partnered since 2001.
- The fallout was so bitter that in an interview, Gupta had reportedly said that he would never be friends with Dutt in this life. To which Dutt had replied, Why only this life...We can't be friends in any of my future lives."
- But Dutt and Gupta patched up at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday bash last year.
- Dutt played an uber cool gangster in many of Gupta's films like Khauff, Kaante, Musafir, Dus Kahaniyaan, which earned him the tag of the 'Deadly Dutt'.
- Now the filmmaker is gearing up for the release of Shootout at Wadala which will dramatise the first encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve (played by John Abraham) was shot dead in 1982 at Wadala.
- "We have taken a lot of initiative and made it an action film," he said.
- Also, there were reports that adult star Sunny Leone has replaced Bipasha Basu in the film. But the producers deny such talks.
- "Sunny is not doing an item number. It is only a cameo. Also, the song picturised on Sunny was supposed to be done by her only and not Bipasha," Gupta said.
- Apparently, the song Laila and Sunny's character have an important role in the movie. The track has been picturised keeping a real incident in mind.
- The film features John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor and Sonu Sood in lead roles.
- Co-produced by Ekta Kapoor the film will hit cinema houses on May 1.
- "I think the content of the film is very good, its one of the great script came to me. I was very excited to shoot the film," actor Sonu Sood, who plays Dawood Ibrahim said.
- "Sanjay Gupta is a great director, it is his best film till date," Anil Kapoor, who plays ACP Isaque, said.
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who hasended his feud with former friend Sanjay Dutt, says he is keento work with the actor again and says he is missing him forevery role.
Mr Dutt and Sanjay Gupta met on the sets of
Thanedar and becamefriends. Dutt gave a break to Gupta with
Aatish after whichthey both worked together in several films. Subsequently, theyformed a production company White Feather Films but had afall-out during the making of
Shootout At Lokhandwala in2007.
"I am missing Sanjay Dutt for every role," Gupta toldReporters at the music launch of
Shootoutat Wadala, a prequel to
Lokhandwala.
Dutt terminated his professional and personal partnershipwith Gupta in 2007 amid allegations of financial bunglingwithin the production company they had partnered since 2001.
The fallout was so bitter that in an interview, Gupta hadreportedly said that he would never be friends with Dutt inthis life. To which Dutt had replied, Why only this life...Wecan't be friends in any of my future lives."
But Dutt and Gupta patched up at Amitabh Bachchan's 70thbirthday bash last year.
Dutt played an uber cool gangster in many of Gupta'sfilms like
Khauff, Kaante, Musafir, Dus Kahaniyaan,which earned him the tag of the 'Deadly Dutt'.
Now the filmmaker is gearing up for the release of
Shootout at Wadala which will dramatise the first encounterby Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve (played by JohnAbraham) was shot dead in 1982 at Wadala.
"We have taken a lot of initiative and made it an actionfilm," he said.
Also, there were reports that adult star Sunny Leone hasreplaced Bipasha Basu in the film. But the producers deny suchtalks.
"Sunny is not doing an item number. It is only a cameo.Also, the song picturised on Sunny was supposed to be done byher only and not Bipasha," Gupta said.
Apparently, the song
Laila and Sunny's characterhave an important role in the movie. The track has beenpicturised keeping a real incident in mind.
The film features John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, KanganaRanaut, Tusshar Kapoor and Sonu Sood in lead roles.
Co-produced by Ekta Kapoor the film will hit cinema houses onMay 1.
"I think the content of the film is very good, its oneof the great script came to me. I was very excited to shootthe film," actor Sonu Sood, who plays Dawood Ibrahim said.
"Sanjay Gupta is a great director, it is his best filmtill date," Anil Kapoor, who plays ACP Isaque, said.