By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Monday,
August
06,
2007
Producer
Ashok
Thakeria
and
director
Indra
Kumar
(who
has
also
directed
Dhamaal)
can't
forget
Sanjay
Dutt's
commitment
to
their
film.
The
actor
ensured
that
he
completed
Dhamaal
so
that
they
wouldn't
suffer
losses.
Not
just
that,
when
they
sent
a
CD
of
the
film's
promos
to
the
actor,
he
said
he
loved
the
film
before
leaving
for
court
on
Tuesday
(July
31).
Says
Thakeria,
"Indu
and
I
can
never
forget
Sanju's
gesture.
When
we
narrated
the
script
he
instantly
agreed
to
do
it,
saying
it
was
pure
dhamaal."
On
the
last
day
of
shooting
at
Film
City,
where
a
huge
set
had
been
erected,
Sanju
shot
till
3
am
without
complaining.
"People
close
to
him
were
shocked.
They
told
us
Baba
has
never
shot
for
one
and
a
half
days
at
a
stretch.
We
were
touched.
It
was
only
because
of
Sanju's
commitment
that
our
film
is
complete
today."
That
wasn't
all.
Sanjay
even
attended
a
photo
shoot
for
the
publicity
stills
and
promos
at
Mehboob
Studio
while
his
case
was
on.
"In
fact,
he
came
straight
from
court
to
the
studio
and
shot
woith
us
for
an
hour," says
a
grateful
Thakeria.
The
producer
adds
that
Sanju
is
a
very
sharp
actor
and
picks
up
his
lines
instantly.
"He
is
not
the
kind
to
retire
to
his
van
after
canning
shots.
He
sits
right
next
to
the
camera,
watching
every
scene."
Though
he
is
a
prankster,
Sanju
didn't
display
too
much
of
his
fun
side
as
the
court
case
was
weighing
him
down.
"But
not
once
did
he
cancel
the
shoot
because
of
that,"
says
Thakeria.
He
met
Dutt
on
July
31
when
he
was
leaving
for
court.
"We
had
sent
him
CDs
of
Dhamaal's
promos
last
week.
We
had
gone
to
see
him
and
just
before
leaving
for
court,
Sanju
showed
us
a
thumbs
up
sign
and
said,
'It's
rocking!
Everyone
loves
the
promos.' That
was
the
last
we
saw
of
him."
Ashok
has
only
one
request.
"I
pray
that
Sanju
is
out
before
Dhamaal
releases
on
September
11,
so
that
he
can
be
part
of
the
happy
event." He
acts
with
Arshad
Warsi
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
in
the
film.