Sanjay Leela Bhansali Recalls His Reaction On Meeting Deepika Padukone For The First Time
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has spoken about his reaction when he met Deepika Padukone for the first time.
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has collaborated with Deepika Padukone thrice in movies like 'Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela', 'Bajirao Mastani', and 'Padmaavat'. In the latest entertainment news, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has spoken about his reaction when he met the 'Pathaan' star for the first time. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter India, Bhansali said he visited her home and froze when Deepika opened the door for him. Sanjay Leela Bhansali also said that he was mesmerised by Deepika Padukone's beauty as well as her voice.
"When I met Deepika when I went to her house for the first time, she opened the door. I froze by the beauty of the woman, by the eyes, when I realized that there's so much of subtlety, so much of fragility, there's so much of beauty. She started talking, and I realized her voice was beautiful," said Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
"Then I realized I was at the right place at the right time because I knew this girl would be moulded, would be taken somewhere. It's your instinct of how you connect. Your soul has to connect to their soul," he added.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali talks about meeting Deepika for the first time: "...I was just froze by the beauty of that woman, her eyes, there was so much of subtlety, fragility...I knew I was in the right place and that girl would be moulded and taken somewhere" https://t.co/wCDLUM2UIM
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For the uninitiated, Deepika and Bhansali collaborated for the first time in the 2013 film 'Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'. The film also starred Ranveer Singh, Supriya Pathak, Richa Chadda, Sharad Kelkar, Gulshan Devaiah, Barkha Bisht Sengupta, and Abhimanyu Singh.
Sanjay and Deepika then worked together in the 2015-film 'Bajirao Mastani'. The film also starred anveer, Priyanka Chopra, Tanvi Azmi, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Milind Soman, Mahesh Manjrekar and Aditya Pancholi.
Their last film together, so far, was 'Padmaavat', which released in cinemas in 2018. It also starred Ranveer with Shahid Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Jim Sarbh, Raza Murad, and Anupriya Goenka.
