Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hindi: संजय लीला भंसाली, Sanjay Bhansali purple ) ( born February 24, 1965) is an Indian film director, who has worked in Bollywood.

Biography

Sanjay Leela Bhansali began his career as an assistant to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and next appeared in his works Parinda, 1942: A Love Story and Kareeb with. In 1996 he made ​​his directorial debut with Khamoshi: The Musical, but the disappointed at the box office was highly praised by the critics. By its second Hum Dil De Chuke directing Sanam, which is about a love triangle, it now also has commercial success and won important awards such as the Filmfare Award for best director and best film.

Already with his third film, the film adaptation of the eponymous book Devdas, he attracted international attention and was nominated for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Even though he could not prevail against the competition, he nevertheless admitted from important Indian prices and counted, thanks to the opulent interior of the film, the most expensive Bollywood production ever.

With Black he celebrates again great recognition both commercially and with critics. The film was almost overwhelmed with numerous awards. Saawariya 2007 came into theaters and became the first major flop in Bhansali's career.

His middle name Leela, he participated in as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali.

Filmography

As a director

As a producer

As Writer