Rajkumar Hirani to award an iPhone 7 for suggesting the perfect title for Sanjay Dutt biopic

2016 was the year of biopics with films like Nitesh Tiwari’s Dangal, Ram Madhvani’s Neerja, Omung Kumar’s Sarbjit and Neeraj Pandey’s MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. However, filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who will commence the shooting of his first biopic on friend Sanjay Dutt in January, is not impressed with the tentative title of the film - Dutt. [caption id=“attachment_3182228” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Dutt. File Photo[/caption] Consequently, he has initiated a competition among the members of the cast and crew of his film. DNA reports that the member who comes up with the most appropriate title for the biopic will be awarded an iPhone 7 costing over Rs 92,000. However, much to the dismay of the fans, the competition is only open for the cast and crew of the film. International Business Times reports that a box has been placed in the office and the members of the cast and crew are asked to put their suggestions for the title inside the box. Everyone from the lead actor Ranbir Kapoor, who plays Dutt in the film, to the lightman is allowed to enter the competition. The box will be opened next month and the best suggestion will emerge as the official title of the biopic. While Hirani could have taken the easy way out and named the biopic after the person whose life he is documenting, it looks like the ace filmmaker does not want to settle for this trend and come up with an edgier catchier title that suits the whirlwind life that Dutt has been a part of so far. Hirani has collaborated with Dutt in films like the Munnabhai franchise and PK. Now, he is all set to direct a film based on the life of the controversial actor. The Free Press Journal reports that Dutt will co-produce the films along with Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film also stars Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye Khanna.