Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film’s cast has been revealed! Bhansali Productions announced on social media that Vicky Kaushal, Alia Bhatt, and Ranbir Kapoor will be starring in their upcoming film Love and War. Sanjay Leela Bhanasali is a highly skilled filmmaker in the realm of Indian cinema. His epic and women-focused classic flicks are what made him most famous. His films consistently include historical concepts and motifs into their storytelling. In addition, his characters serve as real-world representations.

Here is the list of our favorite women from Sanjay Leela Bansali Movies. 

Paro (Devdas)

Kicking off our list is Paro, played by Aishwarya Rai in the iconic film “Devdas.” Paro’s enduring love and unwavering strength in the face of societal pressures make her a timeless character.  Paro taught a whole generation of women not to take shit from men. Yes, she loves Devdas and will only ever love him, but she knows she deserves better. She tells him he cant comes running up on her wedding day and confesses his love to her as if everything was suddenly all right. 

Gangubai (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

The narrative of a young girl pushed into prostitution against her will is told in the film Gangubai, starring Alia Bhatt. She and her lover are from a little Gujarati village, but they wind up at a brothel. That’s when she turns into Gangubai. Gangubai, who was a sex worker before becoming an activist and politician, defends the rights of women who work in brothels. She battled to improve the lives of sex workers’ children. The true story of Gangubai served as the inspiration for the character. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, her spirit inspires her to do more good for other women who are going through similar struggles as she experienced. 

Kashi Bhai (Bajirao Mastani)

The love tale of Peshwa Bajirao and Mastani, in which Kashibai (Priyanka Chopra) had a significant role, served as the basis for this historical drama. Although she is still forgotten in popular history, Bhansali and Chopra elevated her to a prominent position. The woman’s boundless love for her spouse did not even extend to her sense of self-respect. The storyline is that, although Kashibai never goes too far with Mastani, she despises Bajirao for taking her as his second wife. A brief scene between Kashibai and Mastani illustrates how Kashibai has come to terms with the idea that her husband is more in love with his second wife than he is with her.

Mary (Mary Kom)

In the biopic “Mary Kom,” which is a portrayal of boxer MC Mary Kom, Bhansali brought out the best in Priyanka Chopra. To put on weight, the actor underwent a drastic physical makeover. In order to add reality to the film, she took up boxing. Bhansali, however, did not overlook capturing Kom’s life in its various aspects—that of a daughter, wife, and mother. During her first pregnancy, the boxer found it difficult to accept the possibility that it would all have an impact on her career. She put a lot of effort into getting back into shape after giving birth to twins, and she made India proud. Kom proved to us that a woman may have it all even though she played every role in her life.

Sofia (Guzaarish)

Aishwarya Rai portrayed the role of Sofia. In the movie, she plays a nurse who is caring for Ethan, a paralysed magician turned radio host. For twelve years, Sofia stood by Ethan, tending to his needs. She had feelings for him. When Sofia resurfaces later in the movie, she does so as a single divorced lady. The movie takes place in a period of time when divorce is frowned upon and finding love at this point in one’s life appears nearly unattainable. Sofia additionally pledges to assist Ethan with his euthanasia, regardless of the repercussions. In conclusion, Sofia is courageous  because she stands up for her love and does what needs to be done without fear of repercussions. Her unselfish love gave her strength.

Michelle ( Black )

The most highly praised movie by SLB is Black. The film tells the narrative of Michelle, a deaf and blind woman played by Rani Mukerji, and her connection with her teacher Debraj, an ageing alcoholic teacher played by Amitabh Bachchan. After becoming a violent, unruly youngster, Michelle grows up to become an expressive woman who can even dance and get a bachelor’s degree. Despite failing year after year to earn her degree, she perseveres and keeps up her spirit. Michelle succeeds in earning her degree twelve years later.  Michelle is a representation of perseverance and hard effort. She encourages many other ladies to look forward to her as a role model. 

Leela ( Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela )

Romeo and Juliet is brought to life in this modern-day rendition by Deepika Padukone as Leela. Leela defies conventional expectations of love as a daring and passionate woman. Being the epitome of beauty, bravery, and vulnerability, her character is one of Bhansali’s most unforgettable heroines.

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Alia and Kareena have a warm and friendly relationship. Alia Bhatt has frequently stated her admiration for Kareena, claiming that she has been her favourite actor since childhood. Kareena and Alia worked together in the 2016 film Udta Punjab, despite not sharing screen time. Kareena, too, has repeatedly referred to Alia as the best actor to emerge in the previous decade.

Kareena Kapoor Khan embraced golden glam with a matte nude brown lip, bronzed blush, kohl-rimmed eyes, and bronzed eyeshadow on a dewy background.

Alia opted for her typical basic glam with a pink glossed pout, rosy blush and an eyeshadow that flawlessly toed the line between peach and pink. The highlighter appears to be the hero for both stars, as the brilliance is brilliant.

Both celebs’ looks were completed by wavy hair. While Alia Bhatt wore her hair mane-parted, Bebo opted for a sleek side part. Take a cue from the stars and use brown streaks for a caramel finish to boost your style and turn heads. Keep it simple, as the actors do, by injecting your tips with a nude or pink tint for a subtle emphasising element to round off a look that’s as solid as it is attractive all day.

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Jebsispar by Jebin Johny is an unconventional and sustainable luxury womenswear brand. Jebsispar was launched in August 2015 at the Lakme Fashion Week. Jebin has been featured in Elle, Vogue, L’officiel, Grazia, Cosmopolitan and other leading newspapers and international print media.

Jebsispar is an amalgamation of JEBin, SISters and PARents, his familial connections. Jebsispar’s clientele includes Sonam Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Vidya Balan and recently Karishma Kapoor.

Kerala-based designer is going places with his eco-friendly, sustainable styled wears. Check out some of his works here,

Karishma Kapoor in Sustainable Nasrani Maxi Skirt

Big Ben Red Handblock Printed Saree worn by Sonam Kapoor

Chinese Fishing Net Printed Saree on Vidya Balan

Taapsee Pannu in KathaKabuki Dress

Kalki Koechlin in Handloom Printed Ruffle Dress & Bandana

Mouni Roy in ‘The Emotion Sari’

Kriti Kulhari in ‘Weeping God’

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Actor Irrfan Khan, who has always mesmerized the audiences with the different types of characters that he has played and handling different types of emotions so easily, met with a life-altering event a few months back. The actor who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer has been undergoing treatment in London.

In a recent interview, the actor commented that he has completed his fourth cycle of chemo and after the third cycle, the results were positive and he has two more cycles of chemo to go through. This turn of events has given him a new perspective on life, where he gets up in the morning, have to breakfast and just go with the flow. He commented that ” Life is spontaneous and I love it”. With his latest movie ‘Karwaan’ which was released today and is getting a massive response from audiences, we pray for a speedy and a healthy recovery for the actor.

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There is always one guy in every group who plans a road trip and finally ends with nothing but the disappointment of dropping the whole plan. Dulquer Salamaan and Mithila Palkar are making their debut in the Bollywood film industry with their upcoming movie  Karwaan, which is all about three oddballs taking a road trip together. One among the trio is actor Irrfan khan, who is now undergoing treatment for neuroendocrine cancer in London.

The makers arranged a special screening of the movie at London’s Henry Wood House for Irrfan Khan. While Dulquer and Mithila had been busy with the promotions for the upcoming film, they felt like they needed to take a break from the whole promotion touring and decided to go for a road trip together. They started from Mumbai and are headed to Lonavala. Well, no one can blame them for taking time off from their busy schedule, and even though they took their time off from the promotion of the movie, this road trip of theirs has turned out to be another way of promoting the upcoming movie.

The movie involves some of the beautiful locations in Kerala and the audiences seem to be excited to see a story of three very different types of characters who decide to take a trip together.

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As the movie Sanju becomes the fourth highest grosser of all time, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has shared his thoughts about making biopics about reel heroes. Akshay commented that he does not want a biopic of himself and believes it will be a shallow thing to do. He also commented that he would not write a book about himself. Sanju – a biopic of the actor Sanjay Dutt – has gained much praise among the audience, while it had its fair share of critics complaining about how the movie was all about praising the actor and making him look like a brave hero.

When asked about if the film industry is going overboard with creating biopics, Akshay commented, “It’s a known factor in the film industry, that if something works, everyone will go after it and if it fails they will go after something else.” While there are biopics about true heroes who faded into mere memories and were on the verge of being forgotten for good, there are biopics that were made and being made for no particular reason, but just to gave an uplift to the individual’s image. “I want to make biopics of real heroes and not reel heroes,” said Akshay.

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The purpose of a remake is to reach out to a wider audience and make them aware of the brilliance of the original film. Often remade in other languages, the film is supposed to be a twice-born that should ideally keep intact the genius of the mother film. Filmmakers may take liberties to bring in variations to suit the target audience of the remake, but the purpose can be lost if the essence is missed.

The just released Bollywood film Dhadak has been much awaited for multiple reasons – being a remake of the wildly hit Marathi film Sairat (2016); being the grand debut of the newest princess in Bollywood – Sridevi’s daughter Jahnvi Kapoor; her pairing with Shahid Kapoor’s younger brother Ishaan Khattar’s first commercial film; and not the least – another baby from Karan Johar’s stable Dharma Productions.  However, the excitement of the months’ of anticipation is beginning to plummet rapidly as reviews pour in, which are mostly touting the film as a failure.

Sairat, the original Marathi film which has been remade as Dhadak in Hindi

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The increasing number of poor overhauls of films in the recent past makes one wonder if filmmakers are running out of ideas for original stories, or if they are in a hurry to launch their recreation. Feeble plots, bad casting, inferior scripting, shoddy technical work, weak imagination, lack of research, and a host of reasons contribute to the defeat of a remake. And in Dhadak’s case, it seems to be a combination of most of these, including a hurried stance of being a launching pad for the respective Bollywood starlets.

We take a look at some other substandard remakes that were miserable fiascos.

RGV Ki Aag (2007)

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From the moment word went out that the legendary 1975 film Sholay was going to be remade, cinema fans could only wonder at the bravado of the director for daring to venture into such an act. Ram Gopal Varma had proved his quality with past films like Rangeela (1995), Satya (1998), Company (2002), etc., but this decision was considered too audacious even by his staunch fans. Despite casting Amitabh Bachchan, one of the heroes of Sholay as the villain in Aag, the film bombed superbly at the box office.

Ekk Deewana Tha (2012)

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Fans of Gautham Vasudev Menon had fallen head over heels in love with the romantic film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010). This heart touching love story was touted as perhaps the best performance of Silambarasan and his chemistry with Trisha was well loved, making the film memorable and reminiscent of Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).  However, the Bollywood remake of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa came and went without ruffling any feathers. With a nondescript cast of Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson, if at all the film created any presence, it was thanks to AR Rahman’s music.

Billu (2009)

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After courting a bit of controversy with its original name of ‘Billu Barber’, the film, which was a remake of Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol (2007), failed to make any impact. While Mammootty was the face of the original, seasoned Malayali director Priyadarshan, who remade it in Hindi, banked on Shah Rukh Khan for the Bollywood film. Despite King Khan’s presence and Irrfan Khan’s performance, the film bombed at the Box Office.

Drishyam (2015)

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The Malayalam film starring Mohanlal from 2013 had quickly turned into a cult film in Malayalam cinema. A film that took not just Mollywood, but the cinema industry by storm, it was quickly remade into other Indian languages, including Tamil and Hindi. However, neither came close to the performances by the stellar cast of the Malayalam film. Ajay Devgn was a pale shadow to Mohanlal, while newcomer Asha Sharath in Malayalam was far more formidable than the seasoned Tabu.

Chandramukhi (2005)

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It is safe to say that the Tamil remake of not just Malayalam cinema, but perhaps Indian cinema’s cult film Manichithrathazhu (1993) was an utter disaster. Despite the presence of South Indian superstar Rajinikanth, his rendition of Mohanlal’s role was one of his most forgettable performances. Jyothika was a trifling substitute for Shobana, proving that the latter has no comparison, thus deserving the National Award that she won for her role. Manichitrathazhu was also remade into Kannada, Bengali, and Hindi, but none made any impact except the Bollywood remake – Bhool Bhullaya (2007) – starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan.

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Making his debut in the 1988 movie Biwi Ho To Aisi, Bollywood actor Salman Khan has acted in over 80 films. His role as the iconic police officer Chulbul Pandey in the Dabangg movie franchise is widely popular. Dabangg starred Sonakshi Sinha in the female lead and was the Eid release of 2010. The movie was a super hit and went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010. It was later remade in Tamil and Telugu. Its sequel Dabangg 2 was Salman’s second release of 2012 after Ek Tha Tiger, which was again a success story in his partnership with Sonakshi.

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But Salman’s fans are in doubt if they actually need Dabangg 3. After Race 3 miserably failed to keep up with their expectations, this doubt has indeed heightened and fans have taken up this in social media where they openly express their denial to the sequel.

WE DONT WANT DABANGG 3

WE DONT WANT SHER KHAN

WE DONT WANT DAISY SHAH

WE DONT WANT LULIA VANTUR

— SALMAN (@BadassSalmaniac) June 24, 2018

 

Being a Salman fan feels like a citizen of Gotham city.

and these all are the villains in our life @ShahDaisy25 @IuliaVantur @arbaazSkhan @SohailKhan ,

( Our Batman is @Beingsalmankhan ) if only he realises what’s going on then he can save us easily

WE DONT WANT DABANGG 3

— hopeless soul (@Jerseyno27) June 24, 2018

Salman has given life to a wide variety of characters through his films like  Maine Pyar Kiya (1989),  Andaz Apna Apna (1994),  Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! ( the same year co-starring Madhuri Dixit), Karan Arjun alongside Shah Rukh Khan (1995),  Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical (1996),  Judwaa and Auzaar (1997), the romantic comedy film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya opposite Kajol (1998) etc. In 1999, he starred in three films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United and Biwi No.1, (the two highest-grossing films that year) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam alongside Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan, which earned him another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare awards. The film was a critical and commercial success along with its music.

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From the year 2009, Salman has focused more on commercial films like  Wanted, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and  London Dreams. Dabangg, that appeared the following year took his popularity way up. Other films like Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Jai Ho, Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijan, Sultan, Tubelight etc fall in this category. Though they were commercial successes, many of these films received poor critical reception. This could be one of the reasons why fans do not want their ‘Bhaijan’ doing the role of Chulbul Pandey anymore.

Salman’s Kick 2 is proposed to release on Christmas 2019.

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The much awaited Bollywood wedding of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone is finally confirmed and the official date is given to be on November 10, 2018. After the long wait this celebrity couple are going to tie the knot this winter. Rumours about their marriage and about it getting postponed has been widespread even before the date got fixed. “November 10 is the final and official date when Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will become man and wife. The earlier plan of having the marriage on November 19 has been altered.” There is also a speculation about the Ramleela couple that they will go to Italy for their marriage just like Virat -Anushka. The roka ceremony was long back done in the presence of their parents and close friends, and the wedding date just finalized a few days back.

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The couple have been quite open about their relationship with their never ending PDA and their fans have been eagerly waiting for the day when they will tie the knot. Fans have already started congratulating the couple as soon as the announcement of their wedding has come out and are eagerly waiting to see both of them in their wedding attire. Both the families have started for the preparation of the wedding and the ladies have started shopping on full swing mode. “Ranveer is extremely excited about the wedding and is evidently on cloud 9 with both his professional and personal life being on a high.” a source revealed to the Filmfare.

‘Deepveer’ as the fans fondly calls them, has never disappointed them whenever they came onscreen together. Be it Goliyon ki raasleela, Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani or Padmaavat their chemistry together is fabulous and they have created box-office history every time together. Deepika was currently on the sets of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Sapna Didi cast opposite Irrfan Khan, but it got wrapped up as Irrfan was taken to hospital for treatment for his tumor. And Ranveer is shooting for Rohit Shetty’s Simmba cast along with Sara Ali Khan.

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Mira Rajput is surely getting more attention during her second pregnancy than when she was pregnant with her first baby, Misha Kapoor which was two years back. Despite of not belonging to Bollywood,  she has remarkably managed to get over a million followers on Instagram. The media is more interested in her after her marriage with the Bollywood heartthrob Shahid Kapoor in 2015. Ever since their marriage, she has been in the limelight and though not an active part of Bollywood, curiosity around her is as much as that of Shahid himself. There was not much media coverage during her first pregnancy as much as she is getting on her second pregnancy.

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She was spotted near Bandra with her friends and wasn’t shy to flaunt her growing baby bump. Wearing a blue denim western wear, she looked beautiful and absolutely stylish. Her pictures snapped by paparazzi are going viral on social media. Mira’s not wearing maternity wear rather showing off her baby bump, gave birth to a new trend for the expecting mothers and also to womanhood.

Mira has always been stylish, yet with her simplicity she was able to create a trend of her own even during her pregnancy. And her fans were simply in awe of her new look. Comments such as “Mira you’re simply stunning” and “Wonder why you’ve not made a Bollywood debut” were posted in response to her new photos and videos. Some even begun wondering if her next baby is going to be a son as one user wrote, “Wonder if little Shahid Kapoor is on his way.”

Shahid is busy shooting for his next film Batti Gul Meter Chalu and is away from Mira and home, as the shooting is going on in Uttarakhand. Mira and Shahid are expecting their second child who is likely to arrive sometime in  august and also its a double happy moment for the couple as they will be celebrating Misha’s second birthday around the same time.

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