Sanjay Dutt is venturing into Marathi cinema as a producer with Baba under his recently launched banner, Sanjay S Dutt Productions. Ever since the film's announcement, Sanjay has time and again expressed his wish to make meaningful cinema. Now we hear that the actor is planning to send Baba to the Golden Globes 2020 to contend for the Best Motion Picture in a Foreign Language award. According to a report in a leading daily, Baba, which features Deepak Dobriyal, Nandita Dhuri Patkar and child artiste Aaryan Menghji in the pivotal roles, will be edited to a runtime of 90 minutes for the international audience.
"The film isn't India's official entry but is being sent independently by the production house as Sanjay sir and wife Maanayata feel that the emotional story has a universal appeal. The film that hits screens tomorrow currently stands at 132 minutes. Sanjay sir felt it would benefit from a shorter runtime in the international circuit as most foreign films are well under the 120-minute standard. So, the team is cutting a separate edit of 90 minutes for the awards committee," the daily quoted a source close to the development as saying. Apparently, Sanjay's banner will send the film by mid-August to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) members, who will eventually decide on the shortlist.
This one is very close to my heart. Watch the trailer of my 1st Marathi film 'Baba', Releasing 2nd Aug #BabaTrailerhttps://t.co/LpG9Ys3Z9s @RAjRGupta2 @maanayata_dutt @deepakdobriyal @RjAbhee @spruhavarad #ChittaranjanGiri #NanditaPatkar #AryanMenghji @SanjaySDuttProd @arrty88 pic.twitter.com/fcN3gcdbKc
— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) July 16, 2019
Baba is co-produced under Sanjay's banner Sanjay S Dutt Productions, along with Blue Mustang Creations. Directed by Raj R Gupta, the film is scheduled for release on August 2.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Sanjay has Panipat, Sadak 2, Bhuj: The Pride of India, Prasthanam and KGF: Chapter 2, in the pipeline.
