Ace
cinematographer
Ravi
Varman,
who
teamed
up
with
director
Rajkumar
Hirani
for
the
first
time
in
Sanju,
is
impressed
with
Ranbir
Kapoor's
portrayal
of
Sanjay
Dutt
in
the
biopic.
Sanju
marks
Varman's
fourth
association
with
Kapoor,
after
previous
acclaimed
films
such
as
Barfi!,
Tamasha
and
Jagga
Jasoos.
"I
knew
Ranbir
would
deliver
a
sterling
performance
with
his
role
as
Sanju.
On
the
sets,
I
didn't
see
Sanjay
Dutt
but
I
witnessed
how
Ranbir
impressed
everyone
with
his
portrayal
of
Sanju," he
said.
Varman
is
known
for
his
stellar
cinematography
in
films
such
as
Vettaiyaadu
Vilaiyaadu,
Kaatru
Veliyidai
and
Goliyon
Ki
Raasleela
Ram-Leela
to
name
a
few.
Having
worked
with
the
actor
in
some
of
the
major
Hindi
films,
Varman
says
Kapoor
understands
camera
well.
"Ranbir
is
one
of
the
few
actors
who
understands
the
lens
and
lighting.
He
does
his
part
with
ease,
which
in
turn
makes
my
job
pretty
easier,"
he
says.
Varman
says
life
has
taught
him
to
explore
the
real
beauty
even
in
the
smallest
of
things
through
his
frames.
"The
Ravi
Varman
everyone
knows
in
the
industry
right
now
is
poles
apart
from
the
Ravi
Varman
I
know.
A
small
town
boy
who
doesn't
even
know
how
to
differentiate
between
an
airplane
flying
at
a
distance
and
a
firefly.
My
mother
used
to
me
tell
a
lot
about
my
father.
How
he
rode
his
Bullet,
how
he
dealt
with
people,
about
their
love
and
everything
else."
"My
father's
life
was
my
bedtime
story
every
day.
I
was
not
fortunate
enough
to
see
him
and
live
those
beautiful
moments
with
him.
I
could
only
envision
all
of
this
through
my
mother's
stories.
That's
the
reason
I
want
my
frames
to
reflect
the
real
beauty
in
small
things.
My
shots
are
the
reflection
of
myself."
Although
Varman
understands
Hindi
pretty
well,
he
says
he
did
not
know
the
language
during
his
initial
days
in
Bollywood
but
always
believed
in
his
ability
to
capture
the
emotion.
"Emotion
is
universal;
language
is
no
barrier
to
capture
a
feeling.
But
through
the
years
I
have
learned
Hindi,
and
now
I
can
understand
it
pretty
well.
After
I
receive
any
script,
I
read
it
over
and
over
again.
The
story
and
emotion
in
a
scene
gets
registered
in
my
mind.
So,
there
is
no
need
for
someone
to
explain
a
sequence
to
me
on
the
sets.
I
am,
then,
well-equipped
to
handle
it,"
he
said.
Also
starring
Paresh
Rawal,
Manisha
Koirala,
Dia
Mirza,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Sonam
K
Ahuja
and
Anushka
Sharma
in
pivotal
roles,
Sanju
released
last
Friday
on
June
29,
2018.