New Delhi. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one of the legendary directors of Bollywood. The splendid sets and different storyline in his films have always won the hearts of the audience. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has given many hit films in Bollywood till now. He was born on 24 February 1963 in Mumbai in a Gujarati family. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s childhood has gone through a lot of difficulties financially.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s mother used to sew clothes and run the house. Due to this mother’s hard work and struggle, Bhansali has a special attachment to her mother, if reports are to be believed, Sanjay has added the name ‘Leela’ in the middle of his name only to give a tribute to his mother. He made his debut in Hindi cinema as an assistant to director Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali worked with him in films like Parinda, 1942: A Love Story and Qarib. After this he decided to make films under his own direction. Sanjay Leela Bhansali made his directorial debut in the year 1996 with Salman Khan and Manisha Koirala’s film Khamoshi. However, this film of his cannot show anything special on the big screen. He got his real identity from the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
After this, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made some films in his career which have proved to be a milestone. He did Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Black, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ramleela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmavat… These are the films of Bhansali’s career whose echo is still heard in Bollywood, and will probably be heard for years to years. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s successful director can be gauged from his awards.
From the National Award to the Filmfare and BAFTA Awards, he has put in the director’s bag. Bhansali’s film ‘Devdas’ won the National Award in the Best Popular category. After this his film ‘Black’ was awarded the National Award in the Best Feature Film category. Apart from these, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has received the National Award for Best Direction for ‘Bajirao Mastani’. After this, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavat’, released after this, has won the National Award in the Best Music Director category.
In this way, in total, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has won the National Award 5 times in different categories. In the year 2015, the director was also awarded the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made 10 films as a director. His 10th film Gangubai Kathiawadi is going to be released in theaters soon. Big actors like Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgan are in the lead roles in this film.
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