Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt (the Munna Bhai franchise, “Vaastav,” “Khal Nayak”) is launching production company Three Dimension Motion Pictures with a view to bringing back t…
with a view to bringing back the golden age of heroism to the industry.
Dutt, 62, the son of respected actors turned politicians Sunil and Nargis Dutt, debuted with “Rocky” , in an era where leading men of mainstream Indian cinema were written as a complete heroic package. In the Bollywood of today that genre is reduced to a niche, or a “little gap” as Dutt describes it.
Three Dimension is prepping a slate which includes horror-comedy “The Virgin Tree,” to be directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, who has TV, music video and assisting experience and will make his feature debut, with a cast of four newcomers. Principal photography begins in May. While the Three Dimension slate also includes series for streaming platforms, the films are all meant for theatrical release. “I believe in the big screen – I know it can never die down,” says Dutt. “I know that OTT [streaming] is an important part of filmmaking today. But I know eventually theaters will open up and there will be some films only made for theaters.”
As an actor, Dutt has several films delayed because of COVID-19 due for release including historical “Prithviraj” alongside Akshay Kumar, period action drama “Shamshera” withand crime drama “KGF: Chapter 2,” the sequel to the 2018 Kannada-language film that became a pan-India blockbuster.