Salman's comment means he still cares for me: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
No, the director with mercurial temper is not mad at Salman Khan for commenting on his temper, instead, he is singing praises for him.
No, the director with mercurial temper is not mad at Salman Khan for commenting on his temper, instead, he is singing praises for him.
In an interview with a leading daily, the ace director opened up about his much talked about temperament saying he is nowhere close what he is perceived as.
When asked, whether he has managed to get a grip on his temper, Bhansali said he does get over his anger but it's difficult.
"If you're writing an article and someone spills tea on it, won't you be mad? If that's being temperamental, then yes, I am. I get over my anger but once a perfect frame goes awry, it stays that way for years," he said.
Commenting on Salman's remark that once the actor asked him to learn from Sooraj Barjatya how to keep calm while directing, Bhansali said, he will always remain a close friend.
"It is every filmmaker's right to feel that way for his or her creation. We all come together for that one beautiful moment. If it is lost, life is meaningless. If I can't express my anger at such moments, I'll become cold and indifferent. Life has given me enough grief to be angry. I'm perceived as a monster, I'm nowhere close! Salman said that you should learn from Sooraj Barjatya and stop throwing things on the sets... Salman has done a lot for me. He was, is and will always remain a close friend. I don't know if the feeling is reciprocated. If he has said this, he means it and still cares for me, deeply."
However, the Ram-Leela director was not too generous on director Karan Johar who had apparently said that Bhansali had gone into 'negativity' and 'darkness'.
"... I've never understood why someone, who you think is a friend, would publicly talk ill about you. Karan and I have had great moments together," said Bhansali.
Further he clarified he did not poach Deepika Padukone and ranveer Singh from Johar for Bajirao Mastani.
"I had spoken to them about Bajirao Mastani during the post-production of Ram-Leela. As far as I knew, Hrithik (Roshan) and Kareena (Kapoor) were doing Shuddhi. I would never steal a friend's actors. I had my cast in place, so I didn't need anybody's permission."
Well, now that the temperamental director has fielded the allegations calmly, should we consider the matter closed?