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This is another matter that Vajpayee hasn't yet made up his mind to contest it due to his long illness. However, the Socialist Party of Mulayam Singh has announced Sanjay's candidature from Lucknow. Political circles wonder if the court would permit Sanjay Dutt to contest the election in view of the latter being freed on bail following his conviction in a criminal offence. Sanjay has sent a message to the director to make sure that he is kept out of it. Madhur also denies that the film is based on Sanju's life and adds that the protagonist is a middle-class man who gets into jail for no fault of his. Moreover, Bhandarkar says that he would ask Sanjay to play the role himself in case he would make one on his life!