Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali

  • Birthday:

    1963-02-24

  • Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.3438
  • Also Known As

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Biography

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (born February 24, 1963) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and music director known for his female-led films with a distinctive style of grand cinematic sets and extravagant costumes, incorporation of classical music and inspirations from dramatic epics. One of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of Hindi cinema, Bhansali is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards and ten Filmfare Awards. In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award.

He made his directorial debut with Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) for which he received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film. He rose to prominence in Indian cinema with commercially successful and widely acclaimed romantic drama Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), the romantic drama Devdas (2002) —which received nomination for Best Foreign Film at British Academy of Film & Television Awards (BAFTA)— and the drama Black (2005), for all of which he received multiple Best Director Award and Best Film Award along with additional Critics Award for Best Film for the latter at Filmfare Awards, and multiple National Film Awards for the latter two. However, he followed it by directing consecutive commercially flop films Saawariya (2007) and Guzaarish (2010).

He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India. He is the founder of a production house, Bhansali Productions. Bhansali has adopted the middle name "Leela" as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali.

Top Movie Cast

Cinema Asia: India
Cinema Asia: Indiatrue- Self

2007-08-01

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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
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Directing

1999-06-18

6.3
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
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Writing

1999-06-18

6.3
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
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Production

1999-06-18

6.3
Black
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Directing

2005-02-04

7.6
Black
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Writing

2005-02-04

7.6
1942: A Love Story
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Writing

1994-04-15

6.1
My Friend Pinto
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Production

2011-10-14

5.7
Guzaarish
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Directing

2010-11-16

7.4
Guzaarish
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Production

2010-11-16

7.4
Devdas
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Directing

2002-07-11

7.5
Saawariya
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Directing

2007-11-09

5.4
Khamoshi: The Musical
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Directing

1996-08-09

6.7
Khamoshi: The Musical
Khamoshi: The Musicaltrue

Writing

1996-08-09

6.7
Khamoshi: The Musical
Khamoshi: The Musicaltrue

Writing

1996-08-09

6.7
Rowdy Rathore
Rowdy Rathoretrue

Production

2012-06-01

5.9
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Paditrue

Writing

2012-08-24

3.3
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leelatrue

Directing

2013-11-14

7.0
Benim Dünyam
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Writing

2013-10-25

7.6
Devdas
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Writing

2002-07-11

7.5
Bajirao Mastani
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Directing

2015-12-18

7.3
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Gangubai Kathiawaditrue

Writing

2022-02-24

7.4
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Gangubai Kathiawaditrue

Editing

2022-02-24

7.4
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Gangubai Kathiawaditrue

Sound

2022-02-24

7.4
Love and War
Love and Wartrue

Directing

2026-03-20

0.0
Padmaavat
Padmaavattrue

Directing

2018-01-25

6.9
Mary Kom
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Production

2014-09-05

7.1
Mary Kom
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Editing

2014-09-05

7.1
Black
Blacktrue

Production

2005-02-04

7.6
Padmaavat
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Writing

2018-01-25

6.9
Padmaavat
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Sound

2018-01-25

6.9
Saawariya
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Production

2007-11-09

5.4
Guzaarish
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Writing

2010-11-16

7.4
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leelatrue

Production

2013-11-14

7.0
Gabbar Is Back
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Production

2015-05-01

6.9
Devdas
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Writing

2002-07-11

7.5
Malaal
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Production

2019-07-05

5.0
Malaal
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Writing

2019-07-05

5.0
Malaal
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Sound

2019-07-05

5.0
Guzaarish
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Sound

2010-11-16

7.4
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leelatrue

Writing

2013-11-14

7.0
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leelatrue

Sound

2013-11-14

7.0
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
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Editing

2013-11-14

7.0
Padmaavat
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Production

2018-01-25

6.9
Bajirao Mastani
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Production

2015-12-18

7.3
Bajirao Mastani
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Sound

2015-12-18

7.3
Gangubai Kathiawadi
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Production

2022-02-24

7.4
Gangubai Kathiawadi
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Directing

2022-02-24

7.4
Tuesdays And Fridays
Tuesdays And Fridaystrue

Production

2021-02-19

4.4
Love and War
Love and Wartrue

Writing

2026-03-20

0.0

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