MUMBAI: Actor Sanjay Dutt opens up about embracing his age. Unlike many of his contemporaries, the actor is no longer paired opposite significantly younger female co-stars, and he said that if he were, it would look jarring on screen.

“I can’t romance Alia Bhatt,” Sanjay asserted while promoting his upcoming film ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, which will arrive in theatres next week. Sanjay plays the villainous Adheera in the film, a sequel to the 2018 hit, starring Yash.

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“You have to come to terms with it,” the actor said, embracing his age. Sanjay has, however, appeared in two films that also featured Alia–Kalank and Sadak 2–although he wasn’t paired opposite her in either film.

He said that he admires the younger generation of actors, like Alia and her partner Ranbir Kapoor, with whom he’ll soon be seen in Shamshera. “They’re very hard-working, focussed kids. They’re there. It feels nice to see them and to work with them.” he said.

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Sanjay Dutt debuted in Hindi cinema with 1981 film Rocky and later headlined films such as Vidhaata, Imaandaar, Jeete Hain Shaan Se, Ilaaka, Taaqatwar and Thaanedar. His career touched new highs with the Munna Bhai films.

The actor further added that KGF: Chapter 2 was “the first-ever offer that came from the South”. “I don’t know why (I was never approached before)… I believe there is no segmentation today as the whole industry is one big family, which is a good thing for Indian cinema. We now represent the Indian film industry.”

Credit: The Indian Express