After playing the role of Sanjay Dutt in his biopic, Ranbir Kapoor is all set to take on another project indirectly related to Sanjay Dutt.

“Ranbir Kapoor will be playing all characters in the next Munna Bhai movie,” said Rajkumar Hirani, in a statement released earlier today.

News of Ranbir replicating Arshad Warsi, who played Circuit in the Munna Bhai movies, was doing the rounds, when the director cleared the air with his statement.

Sanjay Dutt, who plays the titular Munna Bhai, will also be replaced by Ranbir, as Raju Hirani is very impressed by the reaction Ranbir has gotten for his role in Sanju.

“Ranbir is a terrific actor. I’m sure he won’t have any trouble playing all the roles in all the Munna Bhai movies,” said Hirani.

Is Sanjay Dutt aware of this new casting decision?

“I called Sanjay and Arshad before I released the statement. They weren’t available so I left them a missed call,” said the director.

The next part will follow the two wildly successful movies, Munna Bhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, and will most probably feature the Virushka wedding as its central issue.

“I’ve always believed in looking at the future for inspiration and the future is Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor as the hero, heroine, comic sidekick, villain, narrator and every other role imaginable,” said Hirani.