Raju Hirani will play himself in Sanjay Dutt biopic

Rajkumar Hirani

While rumour has it that filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani will have an extended cameo in the Sanjay Dutt biopic, playing Subhash Ghai in the film, a unit hand tells mid-day that Hirani will, in fact, be playing himself. He will appear in a few scenes where Dutt [played by Ranbir Kapoor] is offered the film Munnabhai M.B.B.S (2003).

"Raju sir making an appearance makes the movie so much more authentic. He has already shot for the part," says a source.

In an interview, Hirani had revealed that years ago he came to Mumbai to become an actor, but never got the offers he was looking for. He is best remembered for a Fevicol advertisement. "After Raju sir finished his shot, Ranbir and Vicky [Kaushal] celebrated his return to acting and threw a party after pack-up," says the source.