Actor Sanjay Dutt is all set to enthrall the audience once again, this time as the villain in the Telugu film Double iSmart, directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring Ram Pothineni. During a promotional event in Mumbai, Sanjay opened up about his fondness for playing villainous roles, especially in South Indian cinema, and why he finds these roles so attractive.
When Sanjay was asked about his attraction towards negative roles, he said, “I feel doing a South Indian film is a challenge for me, and playing a villain is a great opportunity. You get to do a lot—there’s action, intensity, and depth. You have to beat people, and you too are beaten. It’s exciting!” He then humorously added, “Rape has been cut but that… (of course, some things like rape scenes are no longer allowed, which is a good thing.But overall, these roles offer an actor a lot to work with, especially after doing so many films).”
When asked if he would ever return to on-screen romance, Sanjay said that, “Yes, I would love to do a romantic film again if the right project comes my way. But our generation has always catered to a mass audience. We are heroes ‘on a large scale’. I had done Saajan in the old days, which was a great film with beautiful songs. So yes, if a good romantic script comes my way, I would be interested.”
Sanjay Dutt reports on playing the role of villain in South films, ‘Rape should be controlled but…’
