Childhood spent in Chawl, Vidhu Vinod Chopra became assistant, today is the owner of 940 crores

Last updated:February 24, 2025, 10:25 IST

A Bollywood director who gained immense popularity from his luxurious films. The grand sets, heavy costumes and big starcast directors became the identity. Today this famous director is his birthday mind …Read more

Today is the birthday of veteran director.

New DelhiToday is the birthday of a famous Bollywood director who defined Hindi cinema with his iconic films in a new way. Today, the director, famous for his luxurious films in Bollywood, started his career as an assistant to Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He worked with Parinda’s director for 8 years and he also gives credit to Vidhu Vinod Chopra for getting recognition in the industry. Till now you might have guessed who we are talking about today. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for his luxurious and grand films.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s childhood has been full of struggles. Very few people will be aware that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s father was also in filmmaking business. But he could never taste success, due to which his family had to live a tight life. Sanjay Leela Bhansali had mentioned in his interview that he had never seen paint in the house where he lived with his family. He had spent his entire childhood in a house with damp walls.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra recognized
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali had said that if he had not been a sister, he might not have even thought about stepping into this industry. His sister used to work with Vidhu Vinod Chopra and he praised Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s work to his wife. In an interview to Hollywood Reporter India, Bhansali had said, ‘How a boy living near Bhendi Bazaar reached here. That boy could never speak well. He did not have friends. But still the floor was found ‘. He says that he got the floor due to his sister Bela Sehgal.

Was worked as an assistant for 8 years
He further says, ‘My sister used to work with Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He praised my work with his wife Renu Chopra. It was Renu who forced Vidhu to take me in his team. Vinod Chopra came to me and rejected me in his style ‘. After the rejection, when he got a chance to work with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, he continued to assist him for 8 years.

After assisting Vidhu Vinod Chopra in films like ‘Parinda’, ‘A Love Story’, ‘Abaise’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali tried his luck in film making. He got recognition from Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai starrer film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. He has directed iconic films like ‘Devdas’, ‘Ramlila’, ‘Mary Kom’, ‘Bajirao Mastani’, ‘Padmavat’, ‘Gangubai’. Along with this, he made OTT debut from the web series Hiramandi last year.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the owner of crores
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who has played his name in film direction and film production, has come a long way in Bollywood. This director, who once lived in Chawl, today owns assets worth 940 crores.