Sanjay Leela Bhansali Veteran Filmmaker inks deal with US agency WME
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Veteran Filmmaker inks deal with US agency WME
Indian Film Industry’s most recognised and established filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is also a screenwriter, music composer, editor and producer across his three-decade career has inked a deal with an U.S. agency WME.
His 2002 film Devdas, an adaptation of author Sarat Chandra’s novel of the same name, premiered at Cannes and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 2005, his film Black, inspired by the life of Hellen Keller and starring Bollywood titans Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, won the Indian National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
Since beginning to compose music for his own films back in 2010, Bhansali has been recognized in the music space as well. In 2019, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his work in his film Padmaavat. He also recently released an album of self-composed music titled Sukoon with singers including Shreya Ghoshal.
Most recently, Gangubai Kathiawadi, his 10th film, starring Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt, premiered at Berlin in 2022. The film then premiered on Netflix and became the first Indian film on the Global Top 10 (Non-English) in its first week.
Other movies he has directed include Bajirao Mastani starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone; Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela starring Ranveer Singh and Padukone; and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan.
Last month, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos took part in an in-conversation session with the filmmaker in India for their upcoming big-canvas TV series Heeramandi, on which Bhansali is a director and producer.
The filmmaker will also be producer on the anticipated sequel Rowdy Rathore 2.
News input KV Raman
