Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; July 22, 2017)

While rumour has it that filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani will have an extended cameo in the Sanjay Dutt biopic, playing Subhash Ghai in the film, a unit hand tells mid-day that Hirani will, in fact, be playing himself. He will appear in a few scenes where Dutt [played by Ranbir Kapoor] is offered Hirani’s film Munnabhai MBBS (2003) . “That Raju sir is making an appearance makes the movie more authentic. He has already shot for the part,” says a source.

In an interview, Hirani had revealed that years ago, he came to Mumbai to become an actor, but never got the offers he was looking for. He is best remembered for a Fevicol advertisement. “After Raju sir finished his shot, Ranbir and Vicky [Kaushal] celebrated his return to acting and threw a party after pack-up,” says the source.