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Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management

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SANJAY LEELA

BHANSALI
 ABOUT

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an

Indian filmmaker, director,

screenwriter, and music

composer who is known for his

work in Hindi cinema. He is the

recipient of several awards,

including four National Film

Awards, ten Filmfare Awards

and a BAFTA nomination

 Born

24 February 1963(age 59)

Bombay, Maharashtra,

India

Production company:

Bhansali Productions
Organization founded:

Bhansali Productions

 Early life

Sanjay Leela Bhansali was born on 24

February 1963 in Bhuleshwar, South
Bombay into a Gujarati Jain family. His
mother, Leela, used to sew clothes to
make ends meet. He speaks Gujarati at
home and loves Gujarati food, music,
literature and architecture.

His sister, Bela Bhansali Sehgal, has

directed Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi,
for which he wrote the script, while Bela's
daughter, Sharmin Segal, made her debut
as an actress under his production
Malaal, for which he also served as fellow
writer and composer.

 Widespread success (2013–

present)
Bhansali with Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone

during the trailer launch of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-

Leela in 2013.
In 2013, Bhansali directed Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-

Leela, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,

starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Some

religious groups opposed the movie claiming that the

former title Ramleela was misleading, because the

movie had nothing to do with Ramlila, the traditional

enactment of the life and story of Hindu deity, Lord

Rama. The film's release had been stayed by Delhi High

Court due to the controversy over its title, claiming that

the movie hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. Later

the film's title was changed to Goliyon Ki Raasleela

Ram-Leela, and eventually released in India as

scheduled. However, after a week of release, Lucknow

bench of Allahabad High Court banned the movie's

release in Uttar Pradesh. Despite the controversy and

limited release, the film opened to critical acclaim and

strong box office collections worldwide, ultimately

earning ₹2.02 billion (US$31 million) and emerging as

the fifth highest-grossing film of 2013. The film garnered

several award nominations for Bhansali including Best

Film and Best Director nominations at Filmfare. The

same year, Bhansali debuted in television with the show

Saraswatichandra, starring Gautam Rode and Jennifer

Winget, which he later left after few episodes.

Your paragraph Bhansali's next directorial venture was

his dream project, the period romantic drama Bajirao
Mastani (2015), based on the love story between
Peshwa Baji Rao I and his second wife Mastani.
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone played the 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
actors such as Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Rani
Mukerji. The descendants of Bajirao I and Mastani
expressed their disapproval of this film, claiming
excessive creative liberty by Bhansali causing wrongful
portrayal of their ancestors. A petition was filed in
Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the film, but the
High Court refused to interfere with its release. It
received high critical acclaim worldwide and was
listed among the best films of 2015 by several sources.
Despite the controversy, the film emerged as one of the
highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The film
received many accolades at various award ceremonies
in India. At the 63rd National Film Awards, Bajirao
Mastani won 7 awards and Bhansali won the National
Award for Best Director, in addition to winning Best
Film and Best Director at Filmfare. The film was
featured at the 2016 Indian Panorama section of the
International Film Festival of India. Bajirao Mastani
was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign
Language Film for the 74th Golden Globe Awards.text
 The President, Pranab

Mukherjee, presenting the

Padma Shri Award to Sanjay

Leela Bhansali, at a Civil

Investiture Ceremony, at

Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New

Delhi on 30 March 2015.

 directed the period drama film

Padmaavat (2018), jointly produced

by him and Viacom 18 Motion

Pictures, and also written by him.

The film stars Deepika Padukone in

the title role as Rani Padmini,

alongside Shahid Kapoor and

Ranveer Singh in the title roles of

Rawal Ratan Singh and Alauddin

Khalji respectively. During the

shooting of the film in January 2017

in Jaipur, the members of Shri

Rajput Karni Sena protested at the

sets at Jaigarh Fort, physically

attacked Bhansali and his crew

members, alleging that he

misrepresented historical facts and

depicted them erroneously in the

film, and also tried to vandalise the

sets.
 On 6 March 2017, members of Shri Rajput

Karni Sena vandalised the Chittor Fort again

and broke the mirrors installed in the palace

of Rani Padmini.[36] On 15 March 2017, a

group of unidentified vandals again attacked

and set fire to the sets of this movie in

Kolhapur which led to the production set,

costumes and jewelleries being burnt. The

film earned 30 million dollars in the first four

days after its release.[citation needed]

Padmaavat emerged as the highest-grossing

film on the year, and received highly positive

reviews from critics, and earned Bhansali the

National Film Award for Best Music Direction

and the Filmfare Award for Best Music

Director, in addition to Best Film and Best

Director nominations at Filmfaretext



In 2021, Bhansali directed Gangubai

Kathiawadi, a biographical crime film

based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi's book

Mafia Queens of Mumbai. The film about

Gangubai Kothewali, stars Alia Bhatt as

Gangubai, and was scheduled for release

on 30 July 2021, but was postponed due to

the COVID-19 pandemic.