FILM DIRECTOR

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

1963 - Today

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gujarati: [ˈsəndʒeː ˈlilɑː ˈbʱəɳsɑliː]; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor and music composer, who works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including seven National Film Awards and 12 Filmfare Awards, in addition to a nomination for a BAFTA Award. In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanjay Leela Bhansali has received more than 7,139,384 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the 1,672nd most popular film director (down from 1,613th in 2019), the 964th most popular biography from India (down from 873rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 1,672 out of 2,041. Before him are Ken Hughes, Kevin Macdonald, Lowell Thomas, William Daniels, Philippe Falardeau, and Nimród Antal. After him are Nils Gaup, Rainer Simon, Kasi Lemmons, Robert Eggers, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, and Tariq Anwar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 610. Before him are Rika Fukami, Mogens Krogh, Musetta Vander, Mario Been, Maja Gojković, and Paul Rhys. After him are Libor Pimek, Greg Daniels, Criss Oliva, Naja Marie Aidt, Chanoch Nissany, and Nina Stemme.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 964 out of 1,861. Before him are Bipasha Basu (1979), Dipali Barthakur (1941), Ameesha Patel (1975), Geetanjali Shree (1957), Leo Amery (1873), and Shashikala (1932). After him are Akshaye Khanna (1975), Sharda Sinha (1952), Devi Shetty (1953), Tariq Anwar (1945), Arbaaz Khan (1967), and Kamal Ranadive (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 24. Before him are Aparna Sen (1945), Tapan Sinha (1924), Karan Johar (1972), Nasir Hussain (1931), Prakash Jha (1952), and Mani Ratnam (1956). After him are Tariq Anwar (1945), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), B. R. Chopra (1914), K. Balachander (1930), David Dhawan (1955), and Ebrahim Alkazi (1925).

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