Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema.
23 Facts About Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfare Awards and a BAFTA nomination.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali then attained prominence in Hindi cinema with the successful love triangle Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali then directed the period romantic drama Devdas, which was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at BAFTA.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali won multiple National Film Awards for Devdas and Black.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali built his establishment more by directing the big-budget period dramas Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat, both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
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For Bajirao Mastani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was feliciated with National Film Award for Best Direction, as well as Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director; and for Padmaavat, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction and the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali was born on 24 February 1963 in Bhuleshwar, South Bombay into a Gujarati family.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali speaks Gujarati at home and loves Gujarati food, music, literature and architecture.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali began his career as an assistant to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and was involved in the making of Parinda, 1942: A Love Story and Kareeb.
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However, they had a falling-out when Sanjay Leela Bhansali refused to direct Kareeb.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali rose to prominence in Indian cinema with a love triangle, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, starring Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgan, which established his individualistic stamp for visual splendour and creating auras of celebration and festivity.
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In 2006, Sanjay Leela Bhansali participated as a judge on reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa alongside Farah Khan and Shilpa Shetty.
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In 2008, Sanjay Leela Bhansali staged the opera Padmavati, an adaptation of the 1923 ballet written by Albert Roussel.
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In 2010, Sanjay Leela Bhansali released Guzaarish, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, in which he made his debut in music direction.
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In 2012, Sanjay Leela Bhansali produced Rowdy Rathore, a remake of the Telugu film Vikramarkudu, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha and directed by Prabhu Deva.
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In 2013, Bhansali directed Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.
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The film garnered several award nominations for Sanjay Leela Bhansali including Best Film and Best Director nominations at Filmfare.
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At the 62nd National Film Awards, Sanjay Leela Bhansali received another National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the film.
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The descendants of Bajirao I and Mastani expressed their disapproval of this film, claiming excessive creative liberty by Sanjay Leela Bhansali causing wrongful portrayal of their ancestors.
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At the 63rd National Film Awards, Bajirao Mastani won 7 awards and Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the National Award for Best Director, in addition to winning Best Film and Best Director at Filmfare.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed the period drama film Padmaavat, jointly produced by him and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, and written by him.
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In 2021, Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Gangubai Kathiawadi, a biographical crime drama based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai.