![]() Career of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali began his career as an assistant director to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and worked with him in the movie Parinda, 1942: A Love Story and Kareeb. His first directorial was 'Khamoshi-The musical'. This movie portrayed a girl's struggle to communicate with her deaf and dumb parents. Although the movie was a commercial failure, it achieved much critical appreciations. He next directed the movie 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' starring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai. The movie was a blockbuster hit and won numerous awards, including the Film Fare Awards for best director. His next big budget movie was 'Devdas' which starred Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit. The film surfaced as one of the highest grossing movie. The movie has its official entry into the Oscars and was also premiered in the Cannes Film Festival. His next directorial venture was Black starring Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan. The movie was selected as the fifth best movie among 10 movies in the year 2005 by Time Magazine. Bhansali subsequent movie 'Saawariya' staring Sonam Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Salman Khan failed at the box office. In 2010 Bhansali released 'Guzaarish' starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Apart from directing movies he has also produced and written scripts for movies. Awards and Honours of Sanjay Leela Bhansali 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 Apart from these awards Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been awarded with many other prestigious awards. Filmography of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Director Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) Devdas (2002) Black (2005) Saawariya (2007) Guzaarish (2010) Producer Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) Black (2005) Saawariya (2007) Guzaarish (2010) My Friend Pinto (2011) Rowdy Rathore (2011) Writer 1942: A Love Story (1994) Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) Guzaarish (2010) Music Director Guzaarish (2010) (Last Updated on : 02-09-2014) |
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