Ranveer Singh says Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‘broke me down’ and ‘made me into ash’

He advised IANS, “Mr. Bhansali is somebody who has shaped me as an artiste more than any other creative collaborator in my entire life. I used to approach acting a certain way — I used to think ‘mujhe sab pata hai, I know everything’ but Mr. Bhansali stripped down my constructs.”

Ranveer added, “He (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) broke me down and he made me into ash, so that I could rise from the ashes to be reborn as the artiste that I’ve grown into today. I’m indebted to him lifelong for that.”

Ranveer and Bhansali have labored collectively in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat, all three of which additionally starred Ranveer’s spouse, Deepika Padukone. It is claimed that they fell in love whereas filming Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.

Bhansali is understood for his lavishly produced films that enrapture viewers by their consideration to element, costumes, and units. However, he additionally has a fame of being considerably of a taskmaster, as could also be gleaned from Ranveer’s phrases.

In a panel dialogue across the launch of Rahul Rawail’s e book Raj Kapoor: The Master At Work in New Delhi final yr, Ranbir Kapoor had revealed that when he assisted Bhansali on Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Black, the director ‘hit and abused’ him. He, nonetheless, added that that behaviour helped him put together for the world.

Ranbir mentioned (as quoted by PTI) “When I assisted Mr (Sanjay Leela) Bhansali (on Black), he used to really treat me as an assistant director. I used to be kneeling down for hours, he used to hit us, he used to abuse us… that only hardens you and prepares you for the world.”

Ranbir went on to make his Hindi movie debut with Bhansali’s Saawariya in 2007, reverse fellow debutante Sonam Kapoor.