Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India.[1] Bhansali has adopted the middle name Leela as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali. He founded SLB Films, a film production house, in 1999. Career Bhansali began his career as an assistant to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and was involved in the making of Parinda, 1942: A Love Story and Kareeb. However, both had a fall out when Bhansali refused to direct Kareeb and made his directorial debut with Khamoshi: The Musical, the commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed narration of a daughters struggle to communicate with her deaf mute parents.[2] His second film was a triangle love story, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which established his individualistic stamp for visual splendour and creating auras of celebration and festivity. The film was a great success and won numerous awards.[3] His next film, Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, was Bhansalis ode to the well known novel of the same name. Upon its theatrical release in India, the film surfaced as the highest grossing movie.[4] It also won major Bollywood awards and was Indian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The musical received a significant reception at Cannes, where it premiered. Then came Black, which stood fifth in Time Magazine (Europe)s[5] 10 Best Movies of the Year 2005 from across the globe. Black broke a record at the 2006 Filmfare Awards, winning eleven awards. After having four successes, Bhansali experienced his first major flop in Saawariya, which was met with sharp criticism and poor collections at the box office.[6] In 2010, Bhansali released Guzaarish starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya. He also made his debut in music direction with this film.[7] In 2012, Bhansali produced Rowdy Rathore, a remake of the Telugu film Vikramarkudu, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha; and directed by Prabhu Deva. His next directorial film Ram Leela is awaiting release. His other future project is titled Chenab Gandhi directed by Vibhu Puri and written by Bhavani Iyer, who also wrote for Black. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajeev Khandelwal and Rani Mukherjee. The film centers on Indian freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi.[8] He has also been a judge on music talent show X Factor season 1 and 2. In 2013, Bhansali debuted in television with the show Saraswatichandra, which currently airs on Star Plus. This show started airing on the 25th February 2013, starring Gautam Rode and Jennifer Winget. Awards National Film Awards • 2003: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Devdas • 2006: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi - Black Filmfare Awards • 1997: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie - Khamoshi: The Musical • 2000: Filmfare Best Director Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2000: Filmfare Best Movie Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2003: Filmfare Best Director Award - Devdas • 2003: Filmfare Best Movie Award - Devdas • 2006: Filmfare Best Director Award - Black • 2006: Filmfare Best Movie Award - Black • 2006: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie - Black • 2003: Filmfare Award for best Dialogue - Devdas Nominated • 2011: Filmfare Best Director Award - Guzaarish Zee Cine Awards • 2000: Zee Cine Award Best Director - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2000: Zee Cine Award Best Film - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2003: Zee Cine Award Best Director - Devdas • 2003: Zee Cine Award Best Film - Devdas • 2006: Zee Cine Award Best Director - Black • 2006: Zee Cine Award Best Film - Black Screen Awards • 2000: Screen Award for Best Director - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2000: Screen Award for Best Film - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2000: Star Screen Award Best Screenplay - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2003: Screen Award for Best Director - Devdas • 2003: Screen Award for Best Film - Devdas • 2006: Screen Award for Best Director - Black • 2006: Screen Award for Best Film - Black IIFA Awards • 2000: IIFA Best Director Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2000: IIFA Best Movie Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2003: IIFA Best Director Award - Devdas • 2006: IIFA Best Director Award - Black • 2006: IIFA Best Movie Award - Black Bollywood Movie Award • 2003: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Director - Devdas • 2003: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Film - Devdas • 2006: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Director - Black • 2006: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Film - Black Stardust Awards • 2006: Stardust Dream Director Award - Black Others • 2000: Zee Gold Award - Best Director - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam • 2000: Zee Gold Award - Best Screenplay - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Filmography Year Title Director Producer Writer Music Director 1996 Khamoshi: The Musical Yes Yes 1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Yes Yes Yes 2002 Devdas Yes 2005 Black Yes Yes 2007 Saawariya Yes Yes Yes 2010 Guzaarish Yes Yes Yes Yes 2011 My Friend Pinto Yes 2012 Rowdy Rathore Yes 2012 Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi Yes Yes 2013 Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela Yes Yes Yes Yes 2014 Gabbar Yes Television Year Title Director Producer Writer Music Director 2013 Saraswatichandra (TV series) Yes
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