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"There Was Love In The Air": Sanjay Leela Bhansali Reflects on Salman-Aishwarya Chemistry in 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' June 18, 2025 – As Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, celebrates 26 years since its release, the acclaimed director has opened up about the palpable chemistry between his lead actors, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai, hinting at the real-life romance that was blossoming on set. The 1999 romantic drama, also starring Ajay Devgn, has achieved cult status over the years, not just for its grand visuals and soulful music, but for the intense and undeniable connection shared by Salman and Aishwarya's characters, Sameer and Nandini. This on-screen magic, it turns out, was deeply rooted in their off-screen relationship at the time. Picture: Salman Khan - Aishwarya Rai on the Sets of 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' In a recent interview with ETimes, Bhansali was asked about the famous chemistry between Khan and Rai. While gracefu...

A Rajput group protesting against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati', retitled 'Padmavat', today threatened that it will impose a "public curfew" in theatres if the controversial movie is released. The Rajput Karni Sena reiterated its demand for a "complete ban" on the film. Its leader Lokendra Singh Kalvi alleged that history was being tinkered with and there was no room for a compromise with the filmmakers on the issue. The film was previously scheduled to release on Dec 1. But the outfit protested against the film's release in Rajasthan and other parts of the country over the portrayal of queen Padmini in it. The group alleged the movie "distorted" history even though historians are divide on whether the queen actually existed. The filmmakers, too, have denied the allegations. The film seems set for a January 25 release, according to sources in Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the production house behind ...

An interview with Sanjay Leela Bhansali Bajirao Mastani is doing great business despite competition from Dilwale, is there a sense of validation? There is a sense of joy more than validation. The first and most important reason why a filmmaker makes a film is to show it to people so they get something out of it creatively. And when it translates into box-office figures, that is a moment of joy. And honestly, I don’t really know anything about any other film competing with it. When you realise your cherished dream and that it has reached people with that same sense of madness and passion and love you are supposed to fulfil it with, that is more important. So, for me, the hard work has paid off, the inspired state that I was in, has paid off. Were you nervous when you realised your film was clashing with an SRK release ? We announced our film first and we announced it with the star cast and with the release date a year and a half ago. Dilwale was never in the picture. Six months la...