In the year 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian Bollywood director who was born in Mumbai.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian director, screenwriter, and music composer best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was born on February 24, 1963. He has received a number of honours, including five National Film Awards, 10 Filmfare Awards, and a BAFTA nomination. The Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, was bestowed to him in 2015. Bhansali made his directorial debut in 1996 with the love musical Khamoshi: The Musical, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). With the financially successful romance Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and the epic musical romantic drama Devdas (2002), he catapulted to popularity in Hindi-language film.
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