Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gujarati: [ˈsəndʒeː ˈlilɑː ˈbʱəɳsɑliː]; born 24th February, 1963) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and music director who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including five National Film Awards, ten Filmfare Awards and a BAFTA nomination.[1] In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award.
Bhansali made his directorial debut with the romantic musical Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). He rose to prominence in Hindi-language cinema with the commercially successful romance Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), the epic musical romantic drama Devdas (2002) — for which he received a nomination for the Best Film Not in the English Language at British Academy of Film & Television Awards (BAFTA)[1] — and the drama Black (2005), for all of which he received multiple Best Director Awards and Best Film Awards along with additional Best Film (Critics) for the latter at Filmfare Awards, and multiple National Film Awards for the latter two. He followed it by directing consecutive commercially unsuccessful films such as Saawariya (2007) and Guzaarish (2010); however, Guzaarish received mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
This changed with his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet — the tragic romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) — opened to mixed reviews and strong box office collections, for which he received several awards and nominations. His home production, the biographical sports film Mary Kom (2014), earned him his third National Film Award. His period dramas Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018), both rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. For the former, he won the National Film Award for Best Direction, as well as Filmfare Awards for Best Director and Best Film; and for the latter, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction and the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India.[2] He is the founder of the production house Bhansali Productions.
