NEW DELHI: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who will be playing the role of a father in his comeback movie ‘Bhoomi’, says it is a universal film and talks about women empowerment. Sanjay, who was in the town this weekend to promote his upcoming film with the cast Aditi Rao Hydari and director Omung Kumar, said,”Although the trailers look gory, the film is for everyone.
It is a universal film. It gives out a good message and is about women empowerment.The film is about many issues that society is championing ? ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao; Save The Girl Child; Stop Violence Against Women’,” the actor said.
Sanjay said that he will play his age onscreen in his coming films. “‘I will play my age from now on, as they do in Hollywood. I want to do different kinds of cinema.
Now, I can’t play the romantic lead. Except if it is a mature love story,” he said. Asked about the feeling of being back on the sets, Sanjay said,”It was great to be back on sets.The first day of shooting was very emotional for me.
Just being with the lights and cameras was great.It was beautiful.” Sanjay said though the movie deals with the sexual assault against a daughter, a subject dealt with in recent movies like ‘Mom’ or ‘Maatr’, the treatment is different .
“This movie is about daughter and father relationship. And, I feel it has more connect than anything else.I think for a father– his daughter is far closer.
There’s always a stronger bond between the two,” the ‘Vaastav’ actor said. On how he got along with the onscreen daughter Aditi, Sanjay said,”She is a very good actor and we got along very well.
During the course of shooting, we had to bond well together to get those emotions right. It was great.” Asked why he chose this film for his comeback, Sanjay said it had a fantastic script with commercial value.
“The script is fantastic. It is a movie about relationships, values and above all it is a commercial film. It has good music and lots of action.
I think the whole package was good enough for me to go for it,” the 58-year-old actor said. Talking about the changes in the Bollywood industry, Sanjay said,”The industry has become more professional, which is good.
Now there is a time limit to make movies, and people try to make films within a budget. I am happy that actors are doing one movie at a time, which helps them concentrate. I think it all changed for the better while I was away.” Directed by Omung Kumar, “Bhoomi” is Sanjay Dutt’s first film post his release from prison last year.
The film is a revenge drama which revolves around a father-daughter relationship. The flick will hit the theaters on September 22. (AGENCIES)
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