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'''Sanjay Leela Bhansali''' ([[Devanagari]]: संजय लीला भंसाली) is an [[India]]n [[film director]]. He is an [[alumnus]] of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]].<ref name="Bhansali bio">{{cite web|author=Verma, Sukanya|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/06director.htm|title=OSO-Saawariya rivalry: May the best director win|date=6 November 2007|publisher=[[Rediff]]|accessdate=2008-03-14}}</ref> Bhansali has adopted the middle name "Leela" as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali.
== Career ==
Bhansali began his career as an assistant to [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] and was involved in the making of [[Parinda]], [[1942 A Love Story]] and [[Kareeb]]. However, both had a fall out when Bhansali refused to direct [[Kareeb]] and instead made his directorial debut outside the Chopra camp with [[Khamoshi: The Musical]], the commercially unsuccessful, but critically acclaimed narration of a daughter's struggle to communicate with her deaf mute parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=123378&page=2|title=Khamoshi (Silence: The Musical) Review|publisher=[[Channel 4]]|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref> His next film was a triangular love story, ''[[Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam]]'', which established his individualistic stamp for visual splendour and creating auras of celebration and festivity. The film was a great success and won numerous awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=205&catName=MTk5OQ==|title=Box Office 1999|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|accessdate=2008-03-14}}</ref> His next film ''[[Devdas (2002 film)|Devdas]]'' was Bhansali's ode to the well known novel [[Devdas|of the same name]]. Upon its theatrical release in India, the film surfaced as the highest grossing movie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=208&catName=MjAwMg==|title=Box Office 2002|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|accessdate=2008-03-14}}</ref> It also won major Bollywood awards and was India’s official entry to the [[Oscars]]. The musical received a significant reception at [[Cannes]], where it premiered. Then came ''[[Black (film)|Black]]'', which ''[[Time Magazine]]'' (Europe) selected as fifth<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20051230-1.html|title="Black" selected amongst 10 best films of 2005 by Time magazine|date=2005-12-30}}</ref> of the '' 10 Best Movies of the Year 2005 '' from across the globe. ''[[Black (film)|Black]]'' broke a record at the 2006 [[Filmfare Awards]], winning eleven awards. After having four successes, Bhansali experienced his first major flop in ''[[Saawariya]]'', which was met with sharp criticisms and simultaneously poor collections at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==|title=Box Office 2003|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|accessdate=2008-03-14}}</ref>
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