Bollywood’s Ranbir Kapoor has disclosed that director Sanjay Leela Bhansali used to punish him physically on the set of Saawariya. This startling revelation highlights the tough working conditions faced by actors sometimes under demanding directors.
Ranbir Kapoor’s Career Beginning
First Film: ‘Saawariya’
He did it with his first movie, Saawariya, in 2007. He acted in this film opposite Sonam Kapoor, who was also making her debut. It is worth mentioning that ‘Saawariya’ was much anticipated because it was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Such films are beautiful and touch people’s hearts deeply visually, too.
Set Problems
Ranbir Kapoor said ‘Saawariya’ had been an intense experience for him. According to the actor, perfectionist Bhansali used to have high expectations and employed a strict method of filmmaking because of them. Sometimes, this intensity would manifest as physical punishments on the part of the director, which were actually meant to motivate or push him for better performance, as per Kapoor’s description.
Viral Video Clip
Media Attention
This previous week, a video that became a web sensation via online entertainment highlighted the famous Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor. The footage shows him talking about his time working with Saanay Leela Bhansali. This clip gives you a peek behind the curtain into what happens between actors and directors while making movies.
Ranbir’s Perspective
During the interview, Ranbir spoke openly about how difficult it was working under such circumstances; there were times when everything seemed so hard that he wanted to quit acting itself, but then something told him not to give up hope altogether because maybe one day all these hardships will pay off handsomely somehow somewhere sometime somewhere along the way sooner rather than later eventually forever always indeed certainly surely truly indefinitely perhaps probably possibly unlikely hopefully however unfortunately forever never otherwise thus always, etc.
Working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali
A Demanding Director
Ranbir Kapoor, specifically, calls Sanjay Leela Bhansali a stickler who doesn’t acknowledge no for a response with regards to removing the best out of his entertainers. It was hard to work under the director’s strict requirements for perfection, but he ultimately brought out the best in everyone.
A Transformative Experience
Though challenging, working on Saawariya changed Ranbir Kapoor’s life. He praised Sanjay Leela Bhansali for being an amazing teacher of acting skills, which shaped not only how he performs today but also instilled the discipline required throughout his career. Kapoor stated, “Whatever knowledge I have about this craft has come from what I learned while shooting with Bhansali.”
