Ranbir Kapoor has been sharing the most interesting nuggets about his equation with Sanjay Dutt, whom he essays in the biopic Sanju… Little known gems such as that Dutt had gifted him a Harley Davidson motorcycle for his birthday!

Recalling his earliest memory of Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir reveals that he had seen ‘Sanjay sir’, as he calls him, for the first time in Kashmir. “He was shooting for Sahibaan (1993) with Papa (Rishi Kapoor). I recall seeing this tall man with long hair, wearing an earring, dressed in a Pathani; I was quite mesmerized by his aura. I was fascinated with him from the word go. During our growing up years, my sister, Riddhima, had Salman Khan’s poster in her cupboard while I had that of Sanjay sir’s. So, I have always idolized him.”

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Their families are close and Ranbir maintains that Dutt treats him like a younger brother. And that includes spoiling him with many gifts as well as a lot of love! Ranbir reveals that Sanjay had gifted him a Harley Davidson motorcycle for his birthday. Now that is a gift to win any dude’s heart!

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What’s more, Dutt would pick up Ranbir for a drive in his Ferrari late in the night. These memories come alive as Ranbir believes life has come full circle with Dutt when he got the opportunity to portray him on screen. “Initially, I didn’t have the confidence to play the part. However, when Raju sir shared the script with me, I discovered a human side to Sanjay sir. It’s not the Sanjay Dutt we know. I have a lot more admiration and respect for him now.”

Coming back to that prized Harley, it had stirred up quite a storm in the Kapoor household. Ranbir, who still possesses the bike, shares that he had to hide it from his dad for a long time as Rishi Kapoor doesn’t like bikes. “When he found out that Sanjay sir had gifted me one, he called him and fired him. He told him, ‘Stop spoiling my son, isko tere jaisa mat bana.’ But now, he’s aware that I have the bike. It is one of my most prized possessions,” he declares.