Post Jail return Sanju's career was going downhill, However VAASTAV resurrected it, The film was an acid test: It was Mahesh Manjerekar's debut though NIDAAN started before but released later. The film is another gangster film and allegedly based on life of Chota Rajan. The film has Sanju yet again play a similar role to NAAM where we becomes a gangster. The film has scenes lifted from GODFATHER and SCARFACE however yet the drama between Sanju and Reema is well handled, the love story between Sanju and Namrata is clichéd yet has good moments. Sanju's transformation is brilliantly handled, most notable is that Mohinish Behl is shown as a good character yet he has grey shades, he is shown as a practical man who leaves his chawl and settles with his wife in a flat as he doesn't want people to know he is Raghu's brother, though he goes later begging for help when his wife is stalked. There are several superb scenes like Shivaji Satham-Sanju's emotional breakdown, Sanjay Dutt breaking down in his house front of Namrata Shirodkar after killing the Parsi, Sanjay Dutt being in trouble due to Mohan Joshi and the scene at Paresh's house The climax too is superb which was shot using 2 cameras(one inside and 1 outside) Ironically Sanju too was a drug addict and here too he plays 1 Direction by Mahesh Manjerekar is good Music by Jatin Lalit is decent
Sanjay Dutt is splendid in his act which he did before but this film has an edge, He plays the role like only he can, his last few minutes are the best performance he ever gave till then. Sanjay Narvekar is good as Dedh Phutiya, Namrata Shirodkar is good too Reema Lagoo though just 1 year older to Sanju in real life is superb as his mother, Shivaji Satham is good too,Mohinish and Ekta Behl are good Ashish Vidyarthi is okay, Paresh Rawal is good, Mohan Joshi is as usual Mahesh Manjerekar has a cameo in the song Apni To Nikal Padi rest are okay
Sanjay Dutt is splendid in his act which he did before but this film has an edge, He plays the role like only he can, his last few minutes are the best performance he ever gave till then. Sanjay Narvekar is good as Dedh Phutiya, Namrata Shirodkar is good too Reema Lagoo though just 1 year older to Sanju in real life is superb as his mother, Shivaji Satham is good too,Mohinish and Ekta Behl are good Ashish Vidyarthi is okay, Paresh Rawal is good, Mohan Joshi is as usual Mahesh Manjerekar has a cameo in the song Apni To Nikal Padi rest are okay