‘The Raja Saab’ pre-release event: Prabhas says Sanjay Dutt’s screen presence made him forget his own scenes

Sanjay Dutt will be next seen in the upcoming horror comedy film ‘The Raja Saab’ alongside Pan-India star Prabhas. During the pre-release event of the film, the Rebel Star shared his working experience with the Bollywood’s Khal Nayak.According to ANI, during the pre-release event of ‘The Raja Saab’ held on Saturday evening, Prabhas spoke about watching Sanjay Dutt’s screen presence in the film during a dubbing session. He mentioned that only Sanjay Dutt’s close-up can consume the screen completely that he even started forgetting his own scenes.He said, "Sanjay sir...just your screen presence is more than enough. When they put a close-up on you, you completely consume the screen. When I watched his scenes during dubbing, I started forgetting my own scenes."Sanjay Dutt, who is known for his menacing roles, has also found a new home in South Indian cinema. He was seen in the Yash starrer ‘KGF 2’ playing Adheera. He was also seen as the ruthless Anthony Das in Vijay starrer ‘Leo’ and played the ‘Big Bull’ in Ram Pothineni’s ‘iSmart Shankar’. In ‘The Raja Saab’, Sanjay Dutt portrays the antagonist with supernatural powers who has a fiery ghost avatar. The trailer of the film shows Prabhas ina dual role, one is seen as a happy-go-lucky man who seems to inherit a haunted house and is also seen in an aged look who looks to have supernatural powers.Alongside Prabhas, 'The Raja Saab' features Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan, Riddhi Kumar, Brahmanandam and others. Additionally, the film also includes Bollywood's Sanjay Dutt and Boman Irani playing pivotal roles.The movie is set to release on January 9, 2026, in multiple languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.