Sanjay Leela Bhansali Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali Quick Info
Height 5 ft 8 in
Weight 68 kg
Date of Birth February 24, 1963
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Hair Color Black

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and music composer who is regarded as one of the most prominent filmmakers of the Hindi film industry for having directed such remarkable films as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Devdas (2002), Black (2005), Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Padmaavat (2018), Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), etc.

Born Name

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Nick Name

SLB

Sanjay Leela Bhansali as seen in 2021Sanjay Leela Bhansali as seen in 2021 (Archana Malpani / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Indian

Occupation

Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Music Composer

Family

  • Father – Navin Bhansali (Film Producer)
  • Mother – Leela Bhansali
  • Siblings – Bela Bhansali Sehgal (Sister) (Film Editor, Director)
  • Others – Sharmin Segal (Niece) (Actress), Deepak Segal (Brother-in-law) (Film Producer)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 8 in or 172.5 cm

Weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

He has dated –

  • Vaibhavi Merchant – In the past, he was in a relationship with the talented choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant, who got her big break by choreographing the song Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje in Bhansali’s film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). The couple allegedly got engaged after a few years of dating however, they called it quits soon after.

    • Sanjay Leela Bhansali as seen with Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone during the trailer launch of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela in 2013Sanjay Leela Bhansali as seen with Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone during the trailer launch of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela in 2013 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

    Race / Ethnicity

    Asian (Indian)

    Hair Color

    Black
    However, his hair has turned ‘Gray’ due to his advancing age.

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Use of extravagant set designs and visual splendor in his films
    • Frequently dressed in traditional attire

    Religion

    Hinduism

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali Favorite Things

    • Movies – Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
    • Food – Dal Chawal
    • Pastime – Watching the news

    Source – IMDb, Film Companion

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali as seen with his mother Leela Bhansali in 2012Sanjay Leela Bhansali as seen with his mother Leela Bhansali in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali Facts

  • He started his career by assisting director Vidhu Vinod Chopra in films like Parinda (1989), 1942: A Love Story (1994), and Kareeb (1998).
  • Bhansali was honored with the country’s fourth highest civilian award: the Padma Shri in March 2015.
  • In 2006, he joined Farah Khan and Shilpa Shetty as a judge on season 1 of the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
  • Bhansali’s iconic period drama Devdas (2002) starring Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Madhuri Dixit was nominated in the ‘Best Film Not in the English Language’ category at the BAFTA Awards in 2003.
  • Devdas (2002) was chosen as India’s official submission for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ at the Academy Awards. However, the film failed to make the final cut. Moreover, the highly-praised film was included in Time Magazine‘s 2012 list of ‘The 10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium (Thus Far)’ at #8.
  • Bhansali saw a huge untapped potential in the actor Fardeen Khan and wanted to direct him at least once in a film. In fact, he had even written a small part for him in the Rani Mukerji-starrer Black (2005), but it was eventually written out of the final script.
  • Both his directorial ventures Black (2005) and Devdas (2002) set the record at the prestigious Filmfare Awards with 11 wins each. However, that record was broken when Gully Boy (2019), directed by Zoya Akhtar, bagged 13 awards in 2020.

    • Featured Image by Archana Malpani / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

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