Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and music director. One of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers in Indian 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.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Biography / Wiki
Name
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Also Know
Gender
Male
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date of Birth
1963-02-24
Age(as in 2022)
59
Deathday
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Directing Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Director
1999-06-18
Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promis…
Black
Director
2005-02-04
Black is an adaptation of Helen Keller’s autobiography. Black revolves around a blind and deaf girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself…
Guzaarish
Director
2010-11-16
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life….
Devdas
Director
2002-07-11
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee’s life spirals further and further out of control …
Saawariya
Director
2007-11-09
Two souls arrive in a small town, one on vacation, the other to meet a lover. They spend the most magical dream-like days of their lives in that town….
Khamoshi: The Musical
Director
1996-08-09
The daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music….
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Director
2013-11-14
Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years….
Bajirao Mastani
Director
2015-12-18
Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid oppositi…
Padmaavat
Director
2018-01-25
Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Sin…
Inshallah
Director
A man on a secret mission to weed out anti-national elements from within a family encounters many road blocks before success…
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Director
2022-02-24
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn i…
Baiju Bawra
Director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first full-fledged musical. This is a story revolving around two singers….
Director
Life story of three generations of courtesans in Heera mandi, a dazzling district, during the British Raj….
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Production Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Producer
1999-06-18
Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promis…
Guzaarish
Producer
2010-11-16
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life….
Rowdy Rathore
Producer
2012-06-01
A small-time thug comes across a young girl who claims him to be her father, following which he realizes he has a lookalike who’s being hunted by goon…
Mary Kom
Producer
2014-09-05
A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer ‘Mary Kom’ who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream….
Black
Producer
2005-02-04
Black is an adaptation of Helen Keller’s autobiography. Black revolves around a blind and deaf girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself…
Saawariya
Producer
2007-11-09
Two souls arrive in a small town, one on vacation, the other to meet a lover. They spend the most magical dream-like days of their lives in that town….
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Producer
2013-11-14
Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years….
Gabbar Is Back
Producer
2015-05-01
A vigilante network taking out corrupt officials draws the notice of the authorities….
Malaal
Producer
2019-07-05
When a rowdy Shiva’s world collides with that of a demure Aastha’s, whose family has just moved into the chawl he resides in, sparks fly between t…
Padmaavat
Producer
2018-01-25
Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Sin…
Bajirao Mastani
Producer
2015-12-18
Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid oppositi…
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Producer
2022-02-24
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn i…
Tuesdays And Fridays
Producer
2021-02-19
Two millennials get into a relationship where they are allowed to meet only on ‘Tuesdays & Fridays’….
Rowdy Rathore 2
Producer
2023-10-26
The sequel will pertain to the Hindi version only….
My Friend Pinto
Producer
2011-10-14
Sweet, honest, and optimistic Michael Pinto has a knack for finding trouble. The search for a childhood friend leads him to the big city, and into an …
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Screenplay
1999-06-18
Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promis…
Black
Writer
2005-02-04
Black is an adaptation of Helen Keller’s autobiography. Black revolves around a blind and deaf girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself…
1942: A Love Story
Writer
1994-04-15
The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter….
Khamoshi: The Musical
Screenplay
1996-08-09
The daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music….
Khamoshi: The Musical
Story
1996-08-09
The daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music….
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Writer
2012-08-24
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi is a 2012 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Bela Bhansali Sehgal, starring Farah Khan, Boman Irani, Kavin Dav…
Benim Dünyam
Scenario Writer
2013-10-25
At 2 Ela lost her ability of seeing and hearing because of a severe illness. And then she became a total disappointment of her family due to her untam…
Devdas
Writer
2002-07-11
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee’s life spirals further and further out of control …
Padmaavat
Screenplay
2018-01-25
Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Sin…
Guzaarish
Screenplay
2010-11-16
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life….
Devdas
Screenplay
2002-07-11
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee’s life spirals further and further out of control …
Malaal
Screenplay
2019-07-05
When a rowdy Shiva’s world collides with that of a demure Aastha’s, whose family has just moved into the chawl he resides in, sparks fly between t…
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Screenplay
2013-11-14
Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years….
Baiju Bawra
Writer
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first full-fledged musical. This is a story revolving around two singers….
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Screenplay
2022-02-24
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn i…
Sound
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Padmaavat
Original Music Composer
2018-01-25
Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Sin…
Guzaarish
Original Music Composer
2010-11-16
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life….
Malaal
Original Music Composer
2019-07-05
When a rowdy Shiva’s world collides with that of a demure Aastha’s, whose family has just moved into the chawl he resides in, sparks fly between t…
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Original Music Composer
2013-11-14
Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years….
Bajirao Mastani
Original Music Composer
2015-12-18
Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid oppositi…
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Original Music Composer
2022-02-24
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn i…
Other Info
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Mary Kom
Editor
2014-09-05
A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer ‘Mary Kom’ who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream….
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Editor
2013-11-14
Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years….
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Editor
2022-02-24
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn i…
Creator
In this classic take of love and heartbreak, Saras and Kumud are soulmates who are repeatedly denied the joy of being together. Will destiny bring the…
Creator
Life story of three generations of courtesans in Heera mandi, a dazzling district, during the British Raj….
