1963 - Today
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gujarati: [ˈsəndʒeː ˈlilɑː ˈbʱəɳsɑliː]; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker and music composer, who is known for his work in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards, including 7 National Film Awards and 12 Filmfare Awards (of which five were for Best Director), in addition to a nomination for a BAFTA Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanjay Leela Bhansali has received more than 6,280,763 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the 1,619th most popular film director (down from 1,381st in 2019), the 877th most popular biography from India (down from 761st in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among film directors, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 1,619 out of 1,581. Before him are Xavier Giannoli, Darren Lynn Bousman, Michael Dante DiMartino, Harmony Korine, Billy Ray, and Chris Cunningham. After him are Callie Khouri, John August, Peter Cattaneo, Jonathan Glazer, Greig Fraser, and Michel Franco.
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 1,613
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 1,614
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 1,615
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 1,616
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 1,617
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 1,618
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 1,619
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 1,620
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 1,621
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 1,622
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 1,623
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 1,624
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 1,625
Among people born in 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 636. Before him are Joel Murray, Dave McKean, Torben Piechnik, Michel Weber, A. C. Green, and Tõnu Trubetsky. After him are Christian Perez, Caren Metschuck, Steve Clarke, Billy Gunn, Liliya Nurutdinova, and Maritza Martén.
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 630
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 631
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 632
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 633
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 634
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 635
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 636
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 637
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 638
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 639
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 640
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 641
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 642
Among people born in India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 877 out of 1,493. Before him are Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958), Twinkle Khanna (1974), Uddhav Thackeray (1960), Margaret Alva (1942), Nagarjuna (1959), and Divya Bharti (1974). After him are Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), Ranbir Kapoor (1982), Gauhar Jaan (1873), Nimmi (1933), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), and Mohanlal (1960).
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 871
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 872
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 873
1942 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 874
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 875
1974 - 1993
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 876
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 877
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 878
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 879
1873 - 1930
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 880
1933 - 2020
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 881
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 882
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 883
Among film directors born in India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali ranks 24. Before him are Subhash Ghai (1945), K. Balachander (1930), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aparna Sen (1945), Karan Johar (1972), and Mani Ratnam (1956). After him are B. R. Chopra (1914), Farah Khan (1965), Mehboob Khan (1907), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Aditya Chopra (1971), and Ebrahim Alkazi (1925).
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 18
1930 - 2014
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 19
1922 - 2006
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 20
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 21
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 22
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 23
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 24
1914 - 2008
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 25
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 26
1907 - 1964
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 27
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 28
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 29
1925 - 2020
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 30