Updated On: 15 July, 2025 01:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sanjay Dutt recently stirred buzz by stating that director Lokesh Kanagaraj "wasted" his role in the 2023 film Leo, where he played Antony Das, father to Vijay's character

Sanjay Dutt Lokesh Kanagaraj
Sanjay Dutt recently made headlines when he openly expressed his anger at Lokesh Kanagaraj for "wasting" him in the Vijay-starring film Leo. The director responded to the accusation in an interview with THR India, acknowledging that he must have made a "mistake" when he was writing Sanjay's role.
Lokesh was recently asked about Sanjay Dutt's comment, whether he believes that his writing failed when it came to the actor's character in the film. Lokesh shared, "No, he called me after that immediately, and he said, ‘I made a comment very funnily, but people just cut it and put it. It looks so awkward, and I didn’t mean it, Loki’. I said, ‘No problem, sir’"
Lokesh further admitted that he may have made a mistake while writing for Sanjay's character in the film, "Probably, I would’ve done. I am not a genius or the greatest filmmaker in the world to not do something which may dip other characters. I’ve made so many mistakes in my films. It’s all learning, no? So, yeah, I’ll probably do one of the best roles with Sanjay Dutt, sir."