The Final Farewell: Sanjay Dutt controls his emotions on last day of shooting

The last day’s shooting for 'Zanjeer' on Monday, 13 May was also the final day of Sanjay Dutt’s shooting before he goes into prison.Understandably it was a very emotional moment, laden with much talk of assumed bravado, false optimism and genuine nostalgia.

Says an eyewitness from the set. “The final shots of ‘Zanjeer’ were taken at the Chandivali Studio in suburban Andheri. Look at Sanjay Dutt’s spirit! He drove all the way from his residence in Pali Hill to the studio which is a good 2-hour drive, leaving behind his wife and kids with whom he wants to spend the final days of freedom. But since everyone else had flown in for the final shot from different cities Sanjay had to be there.”

For that final day of shooting Priyanka Chopra had flown in from Goa, Ramcharan Teja from Norway and Srihari who plays Dutt’s role in the Telugu version of ‘Zanjeer’ came in from Hyderabad. The atmosphere on the sets was “charged , emotional but controlled.”

Says the eyewitness, “Everyone kept the spirit light and even. We all felt the weight of what we were doing. This was Sanjay Dutt’s final shot for the next three years. I don’t know how we all kept laughing and joking. Gifts were exchanged and everyone tried to keep calm. But everyone was disturbed. Many times we saw tears well up in Sanjay’s eyes. It was a very very sad moment.”Apparently Sanjay Dutt left the shooting with a smile asking everyone to pray for him.