Sanju movie cast: From Sanjay Dutt to his wives, meet all characters

The teaser of Sanjay Dutt's biopic titled Sanju was released recently, and it got everyone talking about the film. Ranbir Kapoor plays the lead, and the movie is directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

The teaser and poster of Sanju showed Ranbir sporting several looks of Sanjay, right from his initial days in the industry to his current avatar as a 58-year-old man.

The movie will apparently showcase all the major happenings and controversies in his life. Be it about his numerous affairs, his drug addiction, or his jail term for illegal weapons possession, the movie Sanju will show it all.

Although it's all in all a Ranbir Kapoor starrer, there are a number of other important characters that called for an ensemble star cast. The movie Sanju will reportedly include characters of Salman Khan, Sunil Dutt, Nargis Dutt, Maanyata Dutt, Tina Munim and a journalist among others.

Here is a compilation of potential actors playing the characters:

Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt

Ranbir will portray the lead character of Sanjay. The actor apparently worked really hard for this film, as he had to undergo numerous transformations, not just in his appearance but also physically. And going by the teaser, Ranbir certainly nailed all the different looks of the actor.

Paresh Rawal as Sunil Dutt

Sanjay was very close to his father Sunil, who died in 2005. Paresh Rawal will play the character of the popular actor and politician. Some pictures of Paresh in the avatar of Sunil were also leaked from the sets of the film, and he looked very convincing in the role.

Manisha Koirala as Nargis Dutt

The character of Sanjay's mother Nargis Dutt will be played by Manisha Koirala. She died in 1981 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Manisha's look from the film was also out some time ago, and the makeup artiste certainly did the job well.

Jim Sarbh as drug dealer

Although it was earlier speculated that Jim Sarbh would play the character of Salman Khan in the film, he actually plays the role of a drug dealer in Sanju.

Dia Mirza as Maanayata Dutt

The role of Sanjay's current wife Maanayata Dutt will be helmed by Dia Mirza. Maanayata is the actor's third wife. Sanjay's first wife Richa Sharma died in 1996, following which he had tied the knot with Rhea Pillai in 1998, but they got divorced in 2005. Sanjay then married Maanayata in 2008.

Sonam Kapoor as his ex-wife

Before marrying Maanayata, Sanjay had affairs with many women. Sonam plays the character of one of his girlfriends, whom he wanted to marry, but could not due to unfavourable situations.

Vicky Kaushal as Sanjay's friend

Vicky will portray the character of Sanjay's one of best friends, as Hirani reportedly confirmed during the teaser launch event. Apart from Ranbir and Paresh Rawal, Vicky has the most vital role in the film.

Anushka Sharma as writer

Anushka will be seen as a writer, who is approached by Sanjay in order to make a book on his own self. 

Boman Irani as Sanjay's girlfriend's father

Boman Irani also has a cameo in the film, and he will be seen playing the character of Sonam Kapoor's onscreen father.

(Disclaimer: Not all the characters mentioned here are officially confirmed by the makers of the film)