Playing
Sanju
Was
Both
Terrifying
&
Exciting
For
Ranbir
In
an
interview
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Ranbir
had
said,
"It
was
my
job
as
an
actor
to
understand
how
this
guy
walks,
how
he
talks.
I
would
call
Sanjay
sir
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
before
the
shoot,
and
ask
him
what
he
went
through
during
a
particular
incident
in
his
life.
I
would
give
my
own
interpretation
to
the
script,
but
to
hear
it
from
the
man
himself
is
different."
When
Ranbir
Stole
Sanjay
Dutt's
Perfume
While
speaking
to
Mid-Day,
he
revealed,
"Apart
from
marrying
the
director's
mind,
and
really
understanding
the
text,
I
do
a
lot
of
silly
things
-
like,
it
may
sound
silly
to
you
that
I
wear
one
perfume
for
every
character
[I
play].
I
have
a
very
strong
sense
of
smell,
so
when
I
smell
that
fragrance,
it
kind
of
connects
me
to
that
character.
I
went
to
his
[Dutt's]
house
and
stole
his
perfume!
It's
this
really
strong,
macho
perfume
that
I
would
never
wear
otherwise.
Every
AD
on
the
set
was
like,
"What
are
you
wearing?" But
it
helped
me
stay
in
character!"
Ranbir
On
His
Camaraderie
With
Dutt
In
Real
Life
"Sanju
sir
would
always
tease
me
when
I
used
to
work
out
in
his
gym
during
Barfi,
"Yeh
kya
movie
kar
raha
hai,
Barfi.
Iske
baad
kya
karega?
Laddoo.
Phir,
peda?
Body
bana.
Be
a
man.
Hero
ban." But
he
has
a
lot
of
affection
for
me.
He
would
always
say,
"If
there
is
a
film
made
on
me,
then
I
would
like
you
to
do
it!"
Ranbir
On
His
Biggest
Take-Away
From
Sanju
"I
have
lived Sanjay
Dutt's life
through
this
film,
and
when
I
was
reading
the
script
I
had
the
same
thought:
what
was
going
on
in
his
mind.
I
am
only
acting
out
his
role,
trying
to
reach
the
truth
through
his
acting,
but
my
respect
and
admiration
for
him
has
doubled.
Two
sequences,
in
particular,
stood
out:
the
part
where
he
lost
his
mother
and
the
part
where
he
lost
his
father.
Re-living
those
moments
for
me
was
quite
cathartic
even
for
him.
I
really
connected
with
them."
Ranbir
Opens
Up
About
His
Equation
With
His
Dad
Rishi
Kapoor
"He
never
really
expresses
what
he
feels
about
my
work.
He
usually
sees
the
films,
three
or
four
days
before
release
and
I'm
really
tense
because
he
is
so
honest.
Him
also
being
an
actor
and
such
a
fabulous
actor,
he
will
always
have
a
good
take.
So
(for
Rockstar)
he
asked
me
"Woh
end
mein
heroine
mar
gayi,
ke
wapas
aa
gayi?"
And
I
said
no
it
was
her
soul
which
came
back,
and
he's
like
"Yeah
yeah
okay,
bye."
When
he
saw
Barfi
he
called
me
two
days
before
the
film
released
and
said
"Ya,
tu
acting
toh
theek
kar
leta
hai,
but
stop
doing
these
arty
films"
and
he
put
the
phone
down.
He's
a
hard
critic
to
impress,
so
when
Raju
sent
this
video
to
me,
it
feels
great
at
the
end
of
the
day
when
your
parents
are
proud
of
the
work
that
you
do.
But,
post
that
video,
he
has
never
even
mentioned
it,"
the
actor
had
told
Film
Companion
when
asked
about
his
reaction
on
his
dad
getting
emotional
watching
Sanju
trailer.
Ranbir
Doesn't
Think
Himself
As
Supremely
Talented
While
the
young
lad
is
considered
to
be
a
bright
spark
among
the
current
crop
of
actors,
he
says,
"I
don't
regard
myself
as
supremely
talented
and
I
have
to
work
hard
for
a
film,
I
know
my
shortcomings.
I
know
where
I
can
be
really
bad,
and
I
have
been
terrible
in
couple
of
my
films,
where
I
have
probably
worked
80%
and
not
given
my
100%.
Hit
Hai
Toh
Fit
Hain!
"I
am
not
looking
for
good
reviews
or
awards
-
a
hit
is
the
most
important
thing:
as
they
say,
"Hit
hai
to
fit
hai!."
A
good
performance
is
not
enough
because,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
a
lot
of
money
is
needed
for
the
making
of
a
film.
This
is
an
industry,
and
a
lot
of
people
are
involved
here,
and
their
livelihoods
are
all
interconnected.
This
is
the
biggest
lesson
I
have
learned
in
10
years:
everybody
should
benefit
from
a
film,"
Ranbir
was
quoted
as
saying
in
an
interview.