Sanjay Leela Bhansali often uses lavish sets and decorations in his films. Apart from this, they also have a special place in their films for dance. In an interview, Sanjay had told that he gets his inspiration from his mother. His mother was a dancer.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Devdas was released on 12 July 2002. The film was mainly based on the novel by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. Shahrukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali were working together for the first time in this film. Sanjay had told Shahrukh only while narrating the story of this film. That the film will be made only when he i.e. Shahrukh says yes to it. Shahrukh did not refuse for the film. And the film was made.
Sanjay has told more than once that he never got along with his father. His father was a producer. But his films did not do much. Due to which he started indulging in the intoxication of alcohol. He did not care about his family and children. He used to lie down only after drinking alcohol.
Sanjay told that his mother would take care of the children by selling soap bars and run the family expenses. During this time his father had a serious liver disease. Due to which he went into a coma. When he came out of the coma, his death was near. In his last days, he called Sanjay’s mother Leela to his house. He expressed his love for him. But he died as soon as Leela took his hand.
We get to see a similar story in the movie Devdas where Devdas reaches Paro’s house in his last time but by the time Paro comes to him he dies.
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Apart from this, there is a scene in the film where Devdas arrives drunk on his father’s Shradh. And sitting next to his mother sympathizes like a stranger. Actually this scene is also related to Sanjay’s personal life. Once, in Sanjay’s house, his grandmother’s Shradh was going on. Then his father arrived after drinking alcohol. The intoxication of alcohol was so much that Sanjay’s father fainted there. After which Sanjay’s mother took care of him.
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