A Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie’s aesthetics and moods may be described in a variety of ways, including grand, larger-than-life, vivid, and grandiose. Bhansali has directed a number of films, including Khamoshi, a 1996 musical drama starring Salman Khan and Manisha Koirala, as well as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Black, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, and others. However, it was in the 2010 film Guzaarish, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, that he first put on the hat of a music composer.
From Lata Mangeshkar to Hindustani vocalists like Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, and Roshan Ara Begum to famed yesteryear cinema music directors Madan Mohan, Naushad, and Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Bhansali has found inspiration for his musical works.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali said in a prior interview that Lata Mangeshkar complemented him on his music in Bajirao Mastani. “My biggest accolade as a music composer came from my hero Lata ji for Bajirao Mastani’s soundtrack,” he stated. All of my films are inspired by Lata ji.
She informed me that the song Pinga’s ‘latpat latpat’ start was inspired by her song in V Shantaram’s Amar Bhoopali. She complimented me on my songs and the way I filmed them. ‘Aapne mera latpat latpat utha liya,’ she added warmly. (The ‘latpat latpat’ sentence drew your attention.) “I respectfully suggest that this is correct.”
Sanjay Leela Bhansali created music for a number of his films after Guzaarish, including Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat. Music has also been written by the filmmaker for his forthcoming film Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Let us commemorate Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s birthday today by reliving five wonderful songs created by him, such as Sau Gram Zindagi and Aayat, that have remained in our hearts.
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