Sanjay Dutt and the team themselves appealed to the audience not to watch their film, yet it became a blockbuster hit.

Veteran Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and director Sanjay Gupta once did something that no one would believe after hearing it. He himself made his film ‘War’ Had appealed to the audience not to watch it. Despite this, the film was successful in garnering a large number of audiences in theaters and proved to be a superhit.

Why was the appeal made not to watch the film?

Sanjay Gupta revealed in an interview that he had a serious falling out with producer Satish Tandon during the making of this film.

• Production interruptions:
  Sanjay Gupta told,
  “The shooting of the film was incomplete. I told the producer that we should go to South Africa to shoot the songs. But he replied, ‘I am not going to South Africa. Wherever shooting is to be done, do it between Film City and Linking Road.’”
• Pressure to release incomplete film:
  The producer also said that he showed the film to a few people and everyone described it as “complete”. Sanjay Gupta said that many important parts of the film were not shot.

Unique step of press conference

Sanjay Gupta, Sanjay Dutt, and others associated with the film held a press conference outside Sanjay Dutt’s bungalow.

• Disassociated himself from the film:
  Gupta told,
  “We clearly said that this film is incomplete and appealed to the audience not to watch it.”
• The film’s director, writers (Anurag Kashyap and Abhinav Kashyap), and the rest of the team refused to support the film.

Still became a blockbuster hit

The funny thing is that despite the negative appeal of the team ‘War’ Proved to be a super hit at the box office.

• Story of the film:
  This is the story of an honest police officer who struggles to save his son’s life. He realizes that only a criminal in jail can save his son.
• Star Cast:
  Jackie Shroff, Aditya Pancholi, Raveena Tandon, and Shilpa Shetty were in important roles along with Sanjay Dutt in the film.
• Sanjay Dutt’s look:
  Sanjay Dutt’s muscular avatar in the film made a lot of headlines.

Director’s experience and dispute with producer

Sanjay Gupta said about the producer’s attitude:
“It was the most difficult experience of my career. It had become impossible to work with the producer. He was not ready to accept our advice.”

Production and success of the film

• Both the film’s budget and story were limited, but its cast and action sequences made it popular among audiences.
• Sanjay Dutt’s fans supported the film extensively, making it a box office hit.