Actor Sanjay Dutt is all set to be seen in a never-seen-before avatar in his upcoming movie Shamshera alongside actor Ranbir Kapoor, who played Sanjay Dutt in his biopic Sanju. Sanjay Sutt has just dropped a new poster from Shamshera, which is slated to release on July 22, 2022.?
In the film Shamshera, the 62-year-old actor has been pitted against Ranbir Kapoor where he will be portraying a negative character.?
Sanjay Dutt recently opened up about how he feels playing an antagonist in films.?
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The actor, who will step into the "pure evil" character of Shudh Singh in Shamshera had expressed that has enjoys playing a negative role and that he's fortunate about the fact that people love his performances.?
While he is ready to wreak havoc with his latest villainous role in Shamshera, here are five most iconic negative characters that Sanjay Dutt has magnificently played onscreen in the past.
- Vaastav 1999:?Sanjay Dutt's portrayal of Raghu still remains to be one of his career defining films. While the character Raghu is not a quintessential villain, Sanjay Dutt was a common guy who accidentally finds himself landing in the underworld only to go deeper and finally become the most notorious hitman in the city.?
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- Musafir (2004): Sanjay Dutt played a negative character of a gangster in the 2004 film Musafir. In the movie, Sanjay Dutt portrays a ruthless gangster opposite Anil Kapoor, who portrays the character Lucky. While Sanjay Dutt's character is not the quintessential villain, the plot teases massive fallout between the leader and his henchmen. In fact, Sanjay Dutt even looked cool killing people in the film.?
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- Agneepath (2012):?Sanjay Dutt left his audience glued to their screen as he portrayed a bald look in Agneepath in 2012. Not just his look, the actor aced in his performance of a villain, which was never seen before onscreen. The film featured Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra.?
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- ?Panipat (2019): In this film, Sanjay Dutt was pitted against Arjun Kapoor as Ahmad Shah Abdali. His performance in the Ashutosh Gurbarakar's historical epic directorial won fans hearts, however, the film failed to impress the audiences. Moreover, Panipat was the last film Sanjay Dutt played a villain in before the Covid-19 pandemic.?
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- KGF Chapter 2 (2022): Sanjay Dutt plays Adheera in the film directed by Prashanth Neel starring Yash in the lead role. The film became a blockbuster earning over Rs 1200 crores at the box office. From Sanjay Dutt's look to his dialogues and walking style, the actor aced the robust villain 'Adheera' role in this movie.??
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With this, the actor has proved that his persona is incomparable when it comes to portraying a character onscreen to the best of its potential.??
Regarding Shamshera, Sanjay Dutt further said, "I loved the fact that Karan Malhotra created a villain like this and he thought of me to play this role. He gave me a free hand to bring Shudh Singh to life and I hope people like my effort."?
Shamshera will hit theatres on July 22, 2022.
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