Cast & creator
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Best known for Koffee with Karan, Saraswatichandra, Heeramandi
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.
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film credits
8
television credits
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1994–2027 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (65)
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Koffee with Karan
Self
2004
Saraswatichandra
Creator
2013
Heeramandi
Director
2024Heeramandi
Producer
2024Heeramandi
Original Music Composer
2024Heeramandi
Creator
2024
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
2006
Rowdy Rathore
Producer
2012
The Roshans
Self
2025
Do Deewane Seher Mein
Producer
2026
Padmaavat
Director
2018Padmaavat
Screenplay
2018Padmaavat
Original Music Composer
2018Padmaavat
Producer
2018
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Screenplay
2022Gangubai Kathiawadi
Editor
2022Gangubai Kathiawadi
Original Music Composer
2022Gangubai Kathiawadi
Producer
2022Gangubai Kathiawadi
Director
2022
Devdas
Director
2002Devdas
Writer
2002Devdas
Screenplay
2002
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Director
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Producer
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Screenplay
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Original Music Composer
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Editor
2013
Bajirao Mastani
Director
2015Bajirao Mastani
Producer
2015Bajirao Mastani
Original Music Composer
2015
Love & War
Director
2027Love & War
Writer
2027Love & War
Producer
2027
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Director
1999Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Screenplay
1999Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Producer
1999
Saawariya
Director
2007Saawariya
Producer
2007
My World
Scenario Writer
2013
Guzaarish
Director
2010Guzaarish
Producer
2010Guzaarish
Screenplay
2010Guzaarish
Original Music Composer
2010
Mary Kom
Producer
2014Mary Kom
Editor
2014
Black
Director
2005Black
Writer
2005Black
Producer
2005
Cinema Asia: India
Self
2007
Gabbar Is Back
Producer
2015
1942: A Love Story
Writer
1994Untitled P. S. Mithran - Bhansali Film
Producer
My Friend Pinto
Producer
2011
Tuesdays And Fridays
Producer
2021
Malaal
Producer
2019Malaal
Screenplay
2019Malaal
Original Music Composer
2019
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Writer
2012
Khamoshi: The Musical
Director
1996Khamoshi: The Musical
Story
1996Khamoshi: The Musical
Screenplay
1996Rowdy Rathore 2
Producer
Inshallah
Director
Jai Somnath
Producer
Untitled Madhubala Biopic
Producer