Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one of the most famous movie directors of the Indian film industry and he has worked with some big names of the industry such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, etc. but there is only one actor who Bhansali considers as his friend.
During an interview, Sanjay Leela Bhansali stated, “I love my actors. With actors, your relationship should not be just of friends; you have to love your actors, you have to love your characters that you’re creating. The only person I’m still friends with is Salman.”
While talking about the movie Inshallah which got shelved due to differences between him (Bhansali) and Salman Khan, he said, “Even if a project didn’t happen, he stands by me. He’ll call me, he’ll care for me. ‘Are you okay, bro? You’ve goofed up, you’ve messed up.’”
Sanjay Leela Bhansali further said, “That is what a true friend is all about. At work, we may have had our moments and things might not have fallen into place, but after one month, he’s calling me, and I’m calling him, and we talk. That is a friend. In that sense, I’m fortunate enough to have that friend who, once in 6 months, we’ll speak, and we’ll start exactly from where we left off. But mostly, I love all of them when I’m working with them.”
Currently, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is getting praised for his direction in Heeramandi which got released on 1 May on a digital platform. Have you watched Heeramandi?
