Sanjay Dutt biopic: Dia Mirza shares first picture from sets with Ranbir Kapoor, Raju Hirani

The shooting for Sanjay Dutt’s biopic has begun. After director Rajkummar Hirani confirmed the news on Saturday, the first picture from its came out and it is making us excited. The candid click was shared by actor Dia Mirza and has Hirani, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal celebrating the start of its shoot by cutting a cake.

Dia wrote, “The happiest place in the world is on a @RajkumarHirani film set :) #SanjayDuttBiopic #RanbirKapoor @vickykaushal09”. With Dia sharing the picture on Twitter, the news of her being a part of the movie have also been confirmed.

The happiest place in the world is on a @RajkumarHirani film set :) #SanjayDuttBiopic #RanbirKapoor @vickykaushal09 pic.twitter.com/C7jf0MIOZJ

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) January 15, 2017

Filmmaker Rajkummar Hirani yesterday tweeted that the movie has gone on floors and there is tremendous excitement among its cast and crew. He wrote, “First shot taken now for Sanjay Dutt’s biopic. Canning a very funny scene. Excitement in cast and crew.”

First shot taken now for Sanjay Dutt's biopic. Canning a very funny scene. Excitement in cast and crew.

— Rajkumar Hirani (@RajkumarHirani) January 14, 2017

The film stars Ranbir Kapoor in the title role, Paresh Rawal has been roped in to play his late father, actor and politician Sunil Dutt, Anushka Sharma will be seen as a journalist in the film and Sonam Kapoor will reportedly portray the women in Dutt's life. However, the actress to play Sanjay Dutt's mom, actress Nargis, is yet to be finalised. Interestingly, the first clap for the shoot was given by none other than Sanjay Dutt.