Sanjay Leela Bhansali Quotes

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Profession : Director

Birth : February 24, 1963

Every time I read it, I realised 'Bajirao Mastani' must be made. It's such a powerful screenplay.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

There was no fear of failure when I made 'Bajirao Mastani.'

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I am a fearless filmmaker.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Audiences want to see something interesting. It doesn't matter which genre or period it belongs to.

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I don't think the physical resemblance is as important as capturing the soul of the person that the actor is portraying. How much like Charlie Chaplin did Robert Downey Jr. look in 'Chaplin?' Did Meryl Steep actually resemble Nora Ephron in 'Heartburn?'

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Did Robert De Niro actually look like Al Capone in 'The Untouchables?' Or did Van Kilmer look like Jim Morrison in 'The Doors?' No. It's the core, the essence of the personality that matters.

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I have been fascinated by Rani Padmavati from my childhood.

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One can't allow oneself to be bullied into abandoning one's dream.

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I believe in 'Black' as much as I believe in 'Bajirao Mastani.'

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If you compromise in the casting it is bound to expose eventually.

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I write all my scripts with Salman in mind. He understands me perfectly on the sets.

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If I am aware of my own limitations, then I can work towards overcoming them.

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To me, love means being free of your own bondage and connecting to another soul.

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When you don't have to say 'I love you,' when you don't have to prove your love by singing a song, or express it through the body, that's two souls connecting.

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Some of the most beautiful people, to me, are those with the wrong geometry. Mother Teresa is extremely beautiful and not because she is a saint. Her characteristics are very strange, and that is what generates the power she had.

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Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

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I have grown up watching films in single screens where people would get up and dance in the aisles. With 'Rowdy Rathore,' I want to recreate the same magic.

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After 'Saawariya,' I retreated into a shell.

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With 'Guzaarish' I went through a catharsis.

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I can't begin to describe how humiliating it is for a law-abiding citizen to be cross-examined in a court of law for a crime he hasn't committed.

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