Sanjay
Dutt
Sanjay
Dutt
has
opened
a
new
chapter
in
his
life.
From
playing
a
gangster
in
a
dozen
odd
films
to
advocating
'gandhigiri'
in
Lage
Raho
Munnabhai,
he
would
now
be
marching
to
a
different
beat
with
Freedom,
a
film
which
would
take
audience
through
the
journey
of
India
from
the
70s
to
the
current
times.
The
film
would
be
directed
by
Vivek
Agnihotri
and
has
already
been
given
a
nod
of
approval
by
Sanjay
Dutt
as
well
as
Madhavan.
Hunt
for
the
remainder
of
the
principal
cast
is
on.
Confirms
Vivek
Agnihotri,
the
man
behind
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
(John
Abraham,
Arshad
Warsi,
Bipasha
Basu)
and
Chocolate
(Anil
Kapoor,
Irrfan
Khan,
Tanushree
Dutta),
"Yes,
Freedom
is
happening
for
sure.
The
principal
cast
is
more
or
less
finalised
and
talks
with
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Madhavan
are
progressing
quite
well
as
they
are
in
the
final
stages.
Sanjay
is
out
of
town
and
I
would
be
meeting
him
soon
after
his
return
to
take
a
closure
on
the
formalities.
I
am
also
keen
on
signing
Mohan
Lal
for
the
film
and
have
approached
him
as
well.
It
would
be
great
if
he
consents
because
the
film
will
certainly
befit
his
standing
as
an
actor
who
only
does
meaningful
cinema."
Looking
at
the
subject
of
Freedom,
it
does
hint
of
being
meaningful
cinema
with
a
commercial
appeal
to
it.
Describing
the
film
as
a
political
thriller
that
gives
a
blow
by
blow
account
of
modern
day
India
during
last
three
decades,
Vivek
gets
emotional
by
calling
Freedom
as
a
dream
come
true,
"This
is
a
story
that
I
have
been
waiting
to
tell
for
years
now.
Though
Chocolate
and
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
happened
in
the
interim,
I
was
always
keen
to
bring
Freedom
for
Indian
viewers.
The
beauty
of
the
subject
is
that
it
stays
on
to
be
as
topical
as
ever
as
it
starts
in
the
70s
and
takes
us
to
the
current
times.
Even
if
I
had
to
make
Freedom
in
2020,
it
will
still
retain
its
charm
because
there
would
always
be
newer
episodes
to
tell
from
the
decade
gone
by."
Apparently,
Vivek
completely
distanced
himself
from
the
outside
world
while
writing
the
film.
"I
worked
with
Prasoon
Joshi
on
the
script
for
close
to
6
months.
After
that
I
went
to
Himalayas
for
a
couple
of
months
and
have
just
returned
after
locking
the
final
draft.
It
has
been
over
two
years
since
Dhan
Dhan
Dhan
Goal
and
I
am
raring
to
go.
However,
if
you
ask
me
whether
I
am
tired
then
I
would
say
'No'.
Writing
Freedom
has
been
such
an
enriching
experience
and
even
if
I
am
required
to
spend
a
couple
of
more
years
to
add
more
to
it,
I
won't
mind."
For
Sanjay
Dutt,
it
would
be
yet
another
saga
other
than
his
under
production
Lamhaa
(directed
by
Rahul
Dholakia)
where
he
would
be
a
part
of
a
topical
tale.
Though
in
2009
he
saw
success
coming
his
way
via
a
comic
route
(All
The
Best),
2010
could
well
open
a
new
chapter
in
his
life
with
Freedom
following
next.
In
the
current
decade,
most
of
the
films
where
he
has
been
shown
on
the
right
side
of
the
law
(Shootout
At
Lokhandwala,
Dus,
Kurukshetra,
Mission
Kashmir)
have
been
successful
at
the
box
office.
Are
we
looking
at
him
as
a
law
keeper
once
again
in
Freedom?
"It
would
be
too
early
to
divulge
his
role
though
I
can
assure
that
it
pretty
much
justifies
his
heavy
weight
presence",
assures
Vivek,
"He
would
be
present
from
start
to
finish
of
the
film
and
would
remain
a
part
of
the
narrative
through
all
the
decades."
Story first published: Monday, February 1, 2010, 15:36 [IST]