Sanjay Dutt to star in Mahesh Manjrekar's next movie

Manjrekar and Dutt have earlier collaborated in films like Vaastav, Kurukshetra, Hathyar and Rakht.

"I met Sanju after a long while, and I realised he had matured a lot, looked fresh and fit. Initially, I was contemplating working with him on something different, that would surprise the audience," the filmmaker said in a statement.

"Then 'De Dhakka' came and I felt it was the perfect subject. Sanjay will have the family audience and youth rooting." 

The film, which will be a laugh riot blending with an emotional journey of a family, is being produced by "Sarbjit" filmmaker Omung Kumar and Sandeep Singh.

"We are proud to come into an association with Maheshji as producers and are very confident that De Dhakka's remake in Hindi will impress the audiences and critics equally as it did in Marathi," the producer duo said.