Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one of the top directors of the Hindi film industry today. He has been ruling hearts for decades now with his ultimate films.
His recent work, Heera Mandi was praised by millions of fans and it was one of the most-binged shows on Netflix.He has always been very vocal about his concerns and thoughts about the industry. You’ll be shocked to know, that he once told actress Ameesha Patel to QUIT acting after her blockbuster release Gadar co-starring Sunny Deol.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted Ameesha Patel to ‘retire’ after Gadar
In an earlier interaction with Bollywood Hungama, Patel revealed that the filmmaker believed that she received massive success with her first two films and that many other actresses don’t get that in their lifetime career and now, it was time for her to retire. She shared, “Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, after watching Gadar, wrote a really beautiful letter, a complimentary letter to me. And when I had a meeting with him, he said, ‘Ameesha, you should retire now.’ I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘Because you’ve already achieved in two films what most people don’t achieve in their entire career. Once in a lifetime, a Mughal-e-Azam, a Mother India, a Pakeezah, a Sholay gets made. You had it in your second film. So what’s next?’ I didn’t understand it at that time because I was a kid, so new to the film world.”
Professional front
Ameesha Patel made her Bollywood debut with Hrithik Roshan in the film, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai. The film was a massive commercial success. Next, she worked in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha with Sunny Deol, which was a blockbuster and received a good amount of love and success. She was last seen in Gadar 2, the film became a huge box office success. On the other hand, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has two projects-Love & War and Baiju Bawra in the pipeline.