The reason the film leaves us cold is that, in the middle of all the posturing and the pirouetting, Bhansali forgets to supply the audience with a story.
And a smorgasbord of sounds and colours that wage regular assaults on our senses was only to be expected from a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Melodrama, though, was only to be expected from Goliyon ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (as the film was renamed after protests from Hindutva groups against its original title Ram Leela). On the heels of Issaq and Ishaqzaade comes a film that could make Shakespeare wrinkle his nose and say, “Okay, so this is a tad melodramatic”. I can’t wait to present it to the whole world,” he ends.Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Richa Chaddaīollywood will never tire of remaking Romeo and Juliet. But we’ve still loved every minute of it. Having made it over the period of two lockdowns, we, as a team, didn’t have an easy time.
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“Right now, my full attention is dedicated towards it. However, every moment that we’ve created on screen is truly special to me,” he muses.Īnd now, the filmmaker is looking forward to the next chapter of his life as he gears for the tenth film of his career - Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt. There have been some successes and some haven’t been as successful. “Every film so far has been the high-point of my career and I’ve made each one of them with a lot of love, passion and complete commitment. Though Bhansali has had many high points in his career, he says he can’t pick one from his 25-year journey. For example, the newer technologies and VFX effects are now a part of my movies and add the larger-than-life quotient, but the core of storytelling doesn’t change,” he shares. As technology for making films has evolved, I’ve also become a better filmmaker with it. One of the most celebrated filmmakers, Bhansali, 58, asserts he has evolved with the changing times. It wasn’t a planned decision but just pure serendipity,” he explains. I’m obsessed with music, so turning music director was just a natural course for me. It translates emotions in the most beautiful way. Not just filmmaking, Bhansali also turned a music director for his films in these past years, and got a National Film Award for best music direction for Bajirao Mastani. They have been instrumental in making my vision come alive on celluloid,” he shares. But, I don’t think any of these nine films would have been possible without the team I’ve worked with - from technicians to the talent. I’ve been fortunate to receive immense love for my work from the audience. “The journey has been incredible, with many challenges along the road, but I’ve loved every bit of it.
While there may have been some hiccups along the way, the National award-winning director has taken them all in his stride. Post that, he moved to more grandeur projects with films such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Devdas (2002), Black (2005), Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018). Sanjay Leela Bhansali has, over the past 25 years, constantly reinvented himself, since starting his journey with Khamoshi: The Musical in 1996.