Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth:  24th February, 1963
Place of Birth: Mumbai, India
Mother's Name: Leela Bhansali
Spouse: Vanita
Occupation: Film Director, Script Writer, Producer, Screenplay
Degree: Degree in film editing from FTII and choreographed and presented dance ballets for the small screen (he studied Odissi dance for three years under the tutelage of the famed Natbar Maharana),

He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India.

Film Career (Filmography)
List of Films By Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Director:  Saawariya (2007), Black (2005), Devdas (2002), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996).
Producer:  Saawariya (2007), Black (2005), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Writer: Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), 1942: A Love Story (1994)
Upcoming Films: Chenab Gandhi (2009).

Awards

National Film Awards
2003: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Devdas
2006: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi - Black

Filmfare Awards
1997: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie - Khamoshi: The Musical
2000: Filmfare Best Director Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000: Filmfare Best Movie Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2003: Filmfare Best Director Award - Devdas
2003: Filmfare Best Movie Award - Devdas
2006: Filmfare Best Director Award - Black
2006: Filmfare Best Movie Award - Black
2006: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie - Black

Zee Cine Awards
2000: Zee Cine Award Best Director - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000: Zee Cine Award Best Film - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2003: Zee Cine Award Best Director - Devdas
2003: Zee Cine Award Best Film - Devdas
2006: Zee Cine Award Best Director - Black
2006: Zee Cine Award Best Film - Black

Star Screen Awards
2000: Star Screen Award Best Director - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000: Star Screen Award Best Film - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2003: Star Screen Award Best Director - Devdas
2003: Star Screen Award Best Film - Devdas
2006: Star Screen Award Best Director - Black
2006: Star Screen Award Best Film - Black

IIFA Awards
2000: IIFA Best Director Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000: IIFA Best Movie Award - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2003: IIFA Best Director Award - Devdas
2006: IIFA Best Director Award - Black
2006: IIFA Best Movie Award - Black

Bollywood Movie Award
2003: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Director - Devdas
2003: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Film - Devdas
2006: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Director - Black
2006: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Film - Black

Stardust Awards
2006: Stardust Dream Director Award - Black