Vidhu Vinod Chopra dismissed me first during struggling days, recalls Sanjay Leela Bhansali: ‘To this day, I stand up and talk when he calls’

Bhansali revealed that it was his sister’s efforts that helped him link with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, though Chopra was speedy to disregard him astatine first. He explained, “My sister worked with Vidhu Vinod Chopra. She approached his ex-wife Renu Chopra, who forced him to instrumentality me. Vinod Chopra came and successful his diagnostic style, helium dismissed me. Then helium accepted maine and I worked with him for 8 years.”

Reflecting connected the interaction that acquisition had connected him, Bhansali said, “He made maine robust and steel. After moving with him for 8 years, you tin look thing successful the world. Till day if Vinod Chopra’s telephone comes, I basal up and talk. That is the gratitude I consciousness towards idiosyncratic who changed my life.”

Bhansali precocious directed the web bid Heeramandi, marking his debut connected the OTT platform. He volition adjacent helm Love and War, starring Bollywood mates Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, alongside Vicky Kaushal. While this volition beryllium Vicky’s archetypal task with Bhansali, some Alia and Ranbir person antecedently collaborated with the filmmaker successful Gangubai Kathiawadi and Saawariya, respectively.