Sanjay Leela Bhansali is clueless about upsetting Salman Khan

Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s directorial debut ‘Khamoshi’ failed at the Box Office. Salman Khan stood by the filmmaker when he was going through depression after facing a failure in his debut venture. Both of them went ahead and gave a blockbuster ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.’ The success of this film gave Bhansali a boost to make his dream project titled ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ with Salman playing the title role of Peshwa Bajirao I. But this wasn’t destined to happen when this pair had a fallout and both parted ways.

Recently, Sanjay Bhansali was interviewed where he talked about the equation he shares with Salman Khan. The filmmaker said, “Salman is a very dear friend of mine. Never have I said a word wrong against him nor will I ever say anything. What he’s done for me is incredible. He is a brilliant mind in his own way and he’s always stood by me. He has always been very good to me.”

Still, Sanjay Bhansali couldn’t make out that what reason it was which made the ‘Bajrangi’ actor upset over him. Reportedly, Salman Khan was miffed with Bhansali for not casting him in the lead role of ‘Devdas’ and giving it away to Shah Rukh Khan. Sanjay Bhansali feels that Salman expects certain kind of love and loyalty from his friends. The director said in the interview, “Maybe I could not make a film with him. If I felt or I am wanting to make a certain kind of cinema and I feel he is not right for the film, I can’t cast him. I understand he will be upset for that because he expects that out of me. But sometimes, it’s important to do the film that you want to. However ruthless I may sound, but as a filmmaker, I live that film I’m making. I am not disregarding him as an actor. Today, it doesn’t matter whether I am making a film with him or not because he is cult. He stands there and the film does 300 crores.”

Sanjay Bhansali achieved his dream of making ‘Bajirao Mastani’ with taking generation next actor Ranveer Singh in the titular role. Sanjay Bhansali feels that the actor would be certainly happy as Bhansali has finally made this magnum opus.

Hope, this miracle combination of director and actor work together soon and create magic on-screen as their previous projects.

Also Read: SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI’S WAY OF THANKING SALMAN KHAN IS TRULY MYSTERIOUS

Amod Pandit

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