Dear Sanju Baba,

As a true blue fan of movies in general, and Bollywood in particular, I can't even recall off - hand the last last time I sat back and really enjoyed a Sanjay Dutt movie, in the past 3 years.The farthest I can look back is to a September, 3 years back when Laage Raho Munnabhai was released, and with your genial charm and dead -pan humor went on to collect close to Rs.70 crore in gross revenues.

There was a glimmer of the affable Sanjay Dutt's Jadoo, (a flare would be more appropriate), in Shootout at Lokhandwala, but that was it.
And that was in 2007.
The list of projects that you were associated with, in the last three years, looks more like a consolidated who - is - who of the general list of Bollywood celluloid disasters.
To refresh your memory, here are a few of the infamous ones -
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Nehlle Pe Dehlla
Sarhad Paar
Dhamaal
Dus Kahaniyan
Woodstock Villa
Mehbooba
Kidnap
EMI
and Luck, the latest of the flaming, burning wrecks.

Though none of us have actually felt your 'absence', being in the news for all the other reasons than movies, the question is still begging to be answered.

The final quarter of this financial year, thankfully has 3 of your movies to look forward to. All the Best - Fun Begins, produced by Ajay Devgan, (flush with his back- to - back success of Golmaal and Golmaal Returns), the insanely - big budget caper Blue, and of course butting heads with Big B and the Supernatural in Aladin.

It is highly fortunate, and pretty darn lucky too, to have the creative support, and the associated tinsel power that comes with it in all the three releases associated with you, in this quarter.

Anyway you look at it, it is a safe bet.

It is Aladin amongst the three, that has invariably piqued our curiosity levels, and its been a long time since a Sanjay Dutt movie did that to us.

That is a very good sign.

Here is wishing you, Sanju Baba, all the best as you return to the marquee with a triple shot at regaining your lost glory.

Regards,

A Very Optimistic Constant Movie Fan.