Exclusive: It took Sanjay Dutt 3 minutes before he agreed to do ‘Bhoomi’, says producer

Excitement revolving around Omung Kumar’s ‘Bhoomi’ has reached its peak, especially because it is Sanjay Dutt’s comeback vehicle post his long stay in the prison. It was earlier reported how Dutt was flooded with film offers but would be skeptical in choosing one.

In an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Bubble, Sandeep Singh, writer and co-producer of the film revealed how his only aim was to make a film full of soul when he came up with the story.

“It was I who believed first in ‘Bhoomi’ because it is a topic of the nation. And I think that Right now there are no family films, there is no drama in the film, there is no drama in the movies, everybody is talking about cool cinema to attract the youth. I think we should make films, we should not try and attract anybody. If you make a good film on any topic it will work. ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ wasn’t a cool film, it was a family film, it worked. So if you try and do something to make a hit then it won’t work. So you can see that in past alot of films have not worked, whether it was ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ or a ‘Fan’ or a ‘Jagga Jasoos’, so these films have not worked because we try and make a hit film. You have to make a film from your soul,” he said. (Also Read: This is all rubbish, says producer Sandeep Singh on Sanjay being unhappy with ‘Trippy Trippy’)

And how was the process of convincing Dutt for the film? Surprisingly, not difficult at all; and it was Sandeep who brought him on board!

“So, when I went to meet baba he called me over for a lunch and after lunch Omung and I both narrated the film. I think it was hardly three minutes and he immediately said, ‘Yes, this is my comeback film.’ So, nothing that you have to convince a man who has done 186 films with 35 years being in the industry. I think that was our destiny, our karma that he selected this film and I’m very very happy and thankful that not only a film, I have found a person in the industry who is my best friend and my brother,” he added.

‘Bhoomi’, an emotional journey of a father-daughter duo through many ups and downs, casts Aditi Rao Hydari as Dutt’s on-screen daughter. The film is slated to release on September 22.

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