Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a multi-talented man who has written, directed and produced many films throughout his career. He is best known for his works such as Devdas (2002), Black (2005), Mary Kom (2014) and Bajirao Mah Bajirao Mastani (2015), for which he won the National Film Award. Check Sanjay Leela Bhansali Wiki, height, weight, age, girlfriend, wife, caste, family, biography and more.
Biography/Wiki
Sanjay Leela Bhansali was born on February 24, 1963 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In 2015, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He is a member of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). In 1997, he founded the production company Bhansali Productions and has produced several films such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Black (2005), Saawariya (2007), Guzaarish (2010) wait.
appearance
He is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 75 kilograms. He has dark brown eyes and white hair.
Family, caste and girlfriends
He was born in a Gujarati Kshatriya (Solanki) family, his father is film producer Navin Bhansali (Navin Bhansali), and his mother Leela Bhansali (Leela Bhansali) was engaged in sewing. He has a sister named Bella Siegel.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali with his mother and sister
He was dating choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant and was engaged to him but they later separated.
Profession
After completing his studies, Sanjay started working as an assistant director and assisted director Vidhu Vinod Chopra on the films Parinda and 1942: A Love Story. In 1996, his first film “Khamoshi: The Musical”, which he wrote and directed, was not a commercial success, but the film’s story received critical acclaim. His second directorial film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was a huge hit and was screened in the India Panorama section of the 1999 Indian International Film Festival. His third directorial film, Devdas (2002), was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and India has competed for the film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His film Black (2005) won a record-breaking eleven Filmfare Awards.
In 2006, he judged the dance reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 1 along with Shilpa Shetty and Farah Khan; in 2011, he judged the music talent TV show X Factor India along with Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam.
In 2008, he directed the stage opera “Padmavati”. The play premiered at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. It received a fifteen-minute standing ovation and seven curtain calls at the end of the first performance. In 2010, he wrote, directed, produced, and even composed the music for the film Guzarish. His film Mary Kom (2014) was screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and became the first Hindi film to be screened on the opening night of the festival.
In 2013, he produced the Hindi drama Saraswatichandra, which received critical acclaim, but left the show after producing a few episodes. His film Bajirao Mastani (2015) became one of the highest-grossing films in India and was screened in the India Panorama section of the 2016 Indian International Film Festival. In 2016, he produced his first Marathi film Laal Ishq.
dispute
He has also encountered some controversies in his film career——
In 2013, some religious people opposed his film “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela”. They claimed that the film’s previous title Ramleela was deceptive as not even a single part was related to Ramlila (the story of Lord Rama). The Delhi High Court issued a stay order on the film, claiming it had hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. The title of the film was later changed to Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela and it was released in India as planned, but the Allahabad High Court banned the film and hence the film was not released in Uttar Pradesh.
In January 2017, members of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena physically attacked him during the filming of the film Padmaavat, originally titled Padmavati, claiming that he had portrayed some wrong facts in the film . They even tried to damage the set. In March 2017, someone attacked and set fire to the set in Kolhapur again. Almost all the costumes and jewelry were burnt.
Awards
national film award
- Best Popular Movies of 2002 that provided wholesome entertainment to Devdas
- Best Hindi Feature Film 2005 Black
- The Best Popular Movies of 2014 that Provide Wholesome Entertainment Mary Kom
- Bajirao Mastani Best Director 2015
- Padmaavat Best Music Director 2018
- Best Screenplay and Best Editing for the Movie “Gangubai Kathiawadi” October 17, 2023
Film Audience Award
- 1997 Camouche: The Musical Best Picture (Critics)
- Best Film of 2000 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- Best Director for “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” in 2000
- Best Director for “Devdas” 2003
- Best Black Movies of 2006
- Best Black Movies of 2006 (Critics)
- 2006 Best Director for “Black”
- Bajirao Mastani wins best film of 2015
- Bajirao Mastani Best Director 2016
- Padmaavat Best Music Director 2019
- Gangubai Kathiawadi wins best film of 2023
- Gangubai Kathiawadi wins Best Director Award 2023
fact
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali spends her free time by reading poetry and listening to classical music.
- Mughal-E-Azam (1960) is his all-time favorite film.
- Mor Bani Thanghat Kare is his favorite Gujarati song and AR Rahman is his favorite musician.
- His favorite actors are Dada Kondke and Dilip Kumar, and his favorite actresses are Helen and Madhuri Dixit.
- In 2019, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film “Padmaavat”.
- His film “Gangubai Kathiawadi” was included in the list of 301 Oscar-winning feature films announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in January 2023.
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