Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Bhansali at a X Factor Event, 2011
Born 1963 (age 60–61)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Gujarati
Occupation Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Music Director, Television Producer
Website SLBfilms.com

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and music director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India.[1] Bhansali has adopted the middle name "Leela" as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali. He founded SLB Films, a film production house, in 1999.

Career

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. However, both had a fall out when Bhansali refused to direct Kareeb and made his directorial debut with Khamoshi: The Musical, the commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed narration of a daughter's struggle to communicate with her deaf mute parents.[2] His second film was a triangular love story, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, starring Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgan which established his individualistic stamp for visual splendor and creating auras of celebration and festivity. The film was a great success and won numerous awards.[3] His next film, Devdas, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, was Bhansali's ode to the novel of the same name which became the highest grossing film of 2002.[4] It also was India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It stood eighth in Time magazine's "The 10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium (Thus Far)"[5] Then came Black, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, which stood fifth in Time (Europe)'s "10 Best Movies of the Year 2005" among films from across the world.[6] Bhansali's Saawariya was met with sharp criticism and poor collections at the box office.[7]

In 2006 Bhansali joined the TV production by participating as a judge on reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa alongside Farah Khan and Shilpa Shetty.[8]

In 2008, Bhansali staged the opera Padmavati, an adaption of the 1923 ballet written by Albert Roussel.[9] The first show premiered in Paris at the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet and next at the Festival dei Due Mondi, where it received "fifteen minutes of standing ovation and seven curtain calls at the end of the first show."[10][11] Bhansali received many positive comments from international critics for his work.[12]

In 2010, Bhansali released Guzaarish starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. He also made his debut in music direction with this film.[13] Later in 2012, Bhansali produced Rowdy Rathore, a remake of the Telugu film Vikramarkudu, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha; and directed by Prabhu Deva.

In 2013, Bhansali directed Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, starred Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles.

His next directorial venture was the period romance Bajirao Mastani, based on the love story between Peshwa Baji Rao I and his second wife Mastani. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone played the two title roles, while Priyanka Chopra played Bajirao's first wife Kashibai. The film was announced in 2003 and was constantly in the news regarding the cast, including such actors as Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji.[14] The film received tremendous critical acclaim and was listed among the best films of 2015 by many sources,[15][16][17] besides emerging as a box-office success.[18]

He has been a judge on Indian music talent show X Factor India Season 1.[8]

In 2013, Bhansali debuted in television with the show Saraswatichandra starring Gautam Rode and Jennifer Winget.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Producer Writer Editor Music Director Assistant Director
1989 Parinda Yes
1994 1942: A Love Story Yes
1996 Khamoshi: The Musical Yes Yes
1998 Kareeb Yes
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Yes Yes Yes
2002 Devdas Yes
2005 Black Yes Yes
2007 Saawariya Yes Yes Yes
2010 Guzaarish Yes Yes Yes Yes
2011 My Friend Pinto Yes
2012 Rowdy Rathore Yes
2012 Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi Yes Yes
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2014 Mary Kom Yes
2015 Gabbar is Back Yes
2015 Bajirao Mastani Yes Yes Yes

Television

Stage

  • 2008 – Stage Opera Padmavati (Director)[19][20]

Television show judge

Awards

  • He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015.[21]
Filmfare Awards
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards
National Film Awards
(Shared with producer of the film Bharat Shah)
Citation: For its technical finesse and its modern reinterpretation of an enduring classic.[32]
(Shared with co-producer of the film Anshuman Swami)
Citation: For a stylised and visually vibrant tale of a physically challenged child who learns to live and become an achiever against insurmountable odds.[33]
  • 2015: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Mary Kom
Screen Awards
  • 2003: Screen Award for Best Director – Devdas[34]
  • 2003: Screen Award for Best Film – Devdas[34]
Others
  • 2000: Zee Gold Award – Best Director – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam[35]
  • 2000: Zee Gold Award – Best Screenplay – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Shared with Kenneth Phillips)[35]
  • 2005: Stardust Special Award – Black[36]
Zee Cine Awards

References

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