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Indian film director, producer and screenwriter

Sanjay Leela Bhansali^[a] (Gujarati:[ˈsəndʒeːˈlilɑːˈbʱəɳsɑliː]; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor and music composer, who works in Hindi cinema.^[1] He is the recipient of several awards, including seven National Film Awards and 12 Filmfare Awards, in addition to a nomination for a BAFTA Award.^[2] In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award.

Bhansali is best known for his use of aesthetics and musical vision, particularly in period dramas.

Bhansali's directorial debut was the romantic musical Khamoshi: The Musical (1996). He gained both mainstream and critical success with the romantic dramas Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002), the latter of which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and was nomin