Sanjay Dutt is not keen on remakes and wants to play mature roles

“Can anyone ever forget how to ride a cycle?” asked Sanjay Dutt on the sidelines of a press conference of his comeback vehicle, Bhoomi in Agra. He said that acting for him was like riding a cycle which he would keep doing properlyHe defined his new film as a comeback of sorts. “There are always butterflies in the stomach when I get ready for the shoot and I stay nervous like a young man on a date with a beautiful girl when a film is ready for release,” said Dutt. When he was re-imprisoned in 2013, his acting career fell apart.

After finding fame as a lost youngster in Naam, a deadly mafia in Vaastav and affable goon in Munna Bhai franchise, he now wants to create a new space for him as a mature actor. “I cannot dance with a heroine in a garden and cannot romance in front of a scenic river as for that there are plenty of new faces. But I can fulfil the expectations of my audience through mature roles and good action which is somewhere lost these days,” responded the actor on his preferences as an actor.

He has seen various stages of Bollywood in his career and termed the present time, the time of opportunities. “The present generation of actors is very competent and smart when it comes to decision making. I must say that when I started, we used to think from the heart but these days mind is ruling the thinking which has lessened the creativity and we have become mechanical” noted Dutt. On choosing a fresh script rather going for an easy of option a remake, he said that all his life he has done films which were original and he wanted people to believe that he could still deliver with a fresh script.

Son of legendary actor couple, Sunil Dutt and Nargis, he remembered his father as his mentor more than anything else. “Dutt sahab, maintained a healthy distance with me and used to ask me why I do not come in front of him and used to comment that if I am hiding from him. According to him it meant that I have done something which I am not supposed to do.” Being a father himself now, the relationship is same with his children too. “Dutt sahab used to say that I am your father, not your friend and the same way, my relation with my children is that of respect and love but there is a boundary,” informed the actor. He was happy that a biopic was going to be made on his life and was not afraid that it would open some hidden facts about his life. “My life is an open book and people know everything about it. I do not fear that anything from my life will create a controversy as all my life has gone in controversies and I am sure Raju will do justice to the film,” commented Dutt. After spending a long time in jail, he was optimistic about life. “I am on a highway or a super expressway and riding at full speed. Life has given many experiences and many stories and I am still learning to live in the world and I still strive for good experiences,” summed up Dutt.