Bollywood
actor
Sanjay
Dutt
has
acted
in
several
films
since
his
debut
in
1981.
All
the
characters
had
different
shades
right
from
a
young,
charming
boy
in
Rocky
to
a
criminal
in
Khalnayak
and
a
lovable
goon
again
in
Munnabhai
MBBS.
But,
Sanju
Baba
is
going
to
do
something
totally
different
this
time.
He
is
going
to
don
the
role
of
great
historical
figure
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj.
The
project
is
being
kept
under
wraps
now
but
it
is
certain
that
Sanjay
Dutt
will
be
playing
the
role
of
the
great
Maratha
warrior.
Nobody
is
speaking
about
the
project
on
record,
as
Dutt
is
busy
with
other
assignments
and
will
take
at
least
a
year
to
come
out
of
legal
hassles.
According
to
a
source
close
to
the
project,
“No
one
can
essay
the
flamboyant
Maratha
warrior
better
than
Sanjay
Dutt.
He
looks
as
brave
as
the
warrior
and
can
gallop
on
the
screen
with
a
sword
in
hand.
We
needed
someone,
who
can
look
like
the
character
of
Russell
Crowe
in
Robin
Hood
or
Gladiator."
But,
Soham
Shah,
who
is
directing
the
film,
denies
Sanjay
Dutt
being
their
first
and
the
last
choice
for
playing
Shivaji.
He
said,
“For
now,
I
will
say
that
I
can
never
imagine
making
a
film
without
Sanjay
Dutt.
I
am
here
only
by
his
support
and
guidance.
I
can
think
of
working
on
a
big
project
like
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj
only
because
of
his
support
and
trust.
Right
now,
I
am
preparing
to
direct
a
movie
for
Sanjay
Dutt
Productions.
I
will
start
working
on
the
Shivaji
project
only
after
completing
this
one."
Shivaji
is
the
director"s
dream
project
and
he
has
been
working
on
it
for
more
than
a
year
now.
Soham
added,
“I
want
the
film
to
appeal
to
people
of
all
age
groups.
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj
would
have
special
effects
like
that
of
Hollywood"s
Prince
Of
Persia." Initially,
the
film
was
supposed
to
be
in
Hindi
but
Soham
and
the
producers
are
trying
to
make
the
movie
into
a
Hindi-Marathi
bilingual.