Sanju
2018 2h 41m movie Film India

Sanju

संजू

“One Man... Many Lives”

Synopsis

संजू

“One Man… Many Lives”

Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.

Audience Engagement

161
Reviews
95th
Review-volume percentile
89th
Popularity percentile

161 audience reviews — more than 95% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among India films.

Other Titles From Rajkumar Hirani Films

Drama + Comedy in India

292 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sanju itself).

The 2017–2019 India Window

Sanju holds position #55 of 334 India films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Sonchiriya
    #1

    Sonchiriya

    ★ 8.3 · 2019
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Kumbalangi Nights
    #3

    Kumbalangi Nights

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  4. Kota Factory
    #4

    Kota Factory

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  5. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #5

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #6

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  7. 1917
    #7

    1917

    ★ 8.0 · 2019
  8. Mirzapur
    #8

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sanju premiered alongside 103 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$21.9M
Budget
$67.4M
Revenue
$45.5M
Net Profit
3.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 41m runtime, production spent $136K per minute on screen and earned $419K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 103 other India films in 2018.

The 1501st India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
161
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #285 of 1,983 India films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #210 of 1,132 (top 19%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
All Production CountriesIndia, United States of America
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesRajkumar Hirani Films, Vinod Chopra Films, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions
Runtime2h 41m
Release DateJune 29, 2018
IMDbtt6452574