'I'm Angry…': Sanjay Dutt Says Lokesh Kanagaraj 'Wasted' Him In Thalapathy Vijay's Leo
Sanjay Dutt played the antagonist opposite Thalapathy Vijay in Leo. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the 2023 film was a huge success. Next, Sanjay will be seen in KD- The Devil with Dhruva Sarja. At the film's event, the actor spoke about Leo. He revealed that he is 'angry" with Lokesh for 'wasting" his potential in the film.
During the event in Chennai, Sanjay Dutt spoke about his bond with South stalwarts Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. He said, 'I respect Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, they are my seniors. I look up to them and learn from them. I have worked with Rajinikanth in multiple movies. He is the most humble person. I also loved working with Thalapathy Vijay."
He then went on to talk about working in Leo with Thalapathy Vijay, where he played the role of Leo's father, Antony Das. He added, 'I am angry at Lokesh because he did not give me a big role. He wasted me… I love Ajith sir. I am a close friend of his. I have watched several Rajini sir's films. I am looking forward to watching Coolie. I will also watch Thug Life for Kamal sir."
Sanjay Dutt has not one but two South films in the pipeline. He will be seen in Telugu film The RajaSaab, alongside Prabhas and the Kannada film KD – The Devil, featuring an ensemble cast of Dhruva Sarja, Reeshma Nanaiah, Shilpa Shetty, and Nora Fatehi, among others.
Sharing his experience of working in the South Indian film industry, Sanjay told TOI, 'It's a great place to be in." He then explained, 'Their sensibility of cinema is what we have had all our lives – to cater to the masses, to enhance the hero on screen and to do all that which I think Bollywood has forgotten to do now." He mentioned that he loved shooting with the South filmmakers because they were passionate about making films. He hoped that the passion for making films would come back to Bollywood.
Sanjay Dutt was recently seen in two films – first in The Bhootnii, a horror-comedy written and directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, and then as a police officer in Akshay Kumar's Housefull 5. He will also be a first of Ranveer Singh-led Dhurandhar, the trailer of which was released on July 6.
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