Biography
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.
Filmography
all 30
Movies 27
Director 14
Producer 8
Writer 4
TV Shows 3
self 2
Creator 1
Love & War (2025)
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Tuesdays And Fridays (2021)
Malaal (2019)
Padmaavat (2018)
Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Gabbar Is Back (2015)
Mary Kom (2014)
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)
Benim Dünyam (2013)
Saraswatichandra (2013)
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012)
Rowdy Rathore (2012)
My Friend Pinto (2011)
Guzaarish (2010)
Saawariya (2007)
Cinema Asia: India (2007)
Black (2005)
Koffee with Karan (2004)
Devdas (2002)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Khamoshi: The Musical (1996)
1942: A Love Story (1994)
Rowdy Rathore 2
Untitled Mrunal Thakur-Siddhant Chaturvedi Project
Untitled SLB x Nayanthara Film
There Is No Direction
Baiju Bawra
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
Inshallah
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1963-02-24 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceMumbai, India
ReligionChristianity
SiblingsBela Sehgal
CitizenshipsIndia
AwardsPadma Shri in arts, Filmfare Award for Best Director
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