Sooraj Pancholi Recalls Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Temper: 'I Got A Lot Of Gaalis On Guzaarish Set'

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 13:54 IST

Sooraj Pancholi recalls getting scolded connected Guzaarish sets by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, says he’ll attack him for a pb relation lone aft proving himself.

Sooraj Pancholi was an adjunct manager connected the sets of Guzaarish.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, known for his strict and often fiery demeanour connected movie sets, has a estimation that continues to spark candid memories from those who person worked with him. Actor Sooraj Pancholi, who erstwhile served arsenic 1 of the adjunct directors connected the movie Guzaarish, precocious opened up astir his behind-the-scenes acquisition with the filmmaker.

Speaking connected the Hindi Rush podcast, Sooraj shared that helium got the accidental to enactment connected the Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai-starrer erstwhile helium was inactive a teenager.

“I would get scolded a lot, possibly much than anyone else. I was the past AD, truthful I got a batch of gaalis from him. My occupation was besides to beryllium connected Hrithik sir’s spot for lighting, and if you look near oregon right, a record would travel flying astatine you. Not a mic… I learnt a lot. It’s similar however a parent is with her son. Agar bash padenge nahi toh beta seekhega nahi," helium recalled.

Sooraj, who is the lad of actors Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi, revealed that helium lives successful the aforesaid gathering arsenic Bhansali.

He said, “I unrecorded connected the 2nd floor, and helium lives connected the fourth. I got the adjunct director’s occupation aft randomly gathering him." Despite this proximity, Sooraj has ne'er approached the filmmaker for an acting role.

“No. I’ll lone attack him for enactment erstwhile I consciousness worthy, erstwhile I consciousness similar I’ve made a sanction for himself. I’m not going to attack him for a broadside role, I’ll lone attack him for a pb role," helium said.

Bhansali’s aggravated moving benignant has been talked astir before. Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who besides worked arsenic an adjunct manager to Bhansali connected Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan’s Black, shared a akin experience.

“When I assisted Mr (Sanjay Leela) Bhansali (on Black), helium utilized to truly dainty maine arsenic an adjunct director. I utilized to beryllium kneeling down for hours, helium utilized to deed us, helium utilized to maltreatment us… that lone hardens you and prepares you for the world," Ranbir had said during a 2021 event.

Though Ranbir erstwhile told Neha Dhupia that helium would ne'er enactment with Sanjay Leela Bhansali again, the 2 person present reunited for the filmmaker’s upcoming task Love & War that besides co-stars his woman and histrion Alia Bhatt and histrion Vicky Kaushal.

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