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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali shared that to make a historical film in India, one has to be careful to get the facts right..
He also went on to say he preferred creating his films out of his imagination, rather than basing them on detailed research...
Before he directed Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), Sanjay Leela Bhansali had made the period romance, Padmaavat (2018)..
Aditi Rao Hydari, Jim Sarbh, Raza Murad, and Anupriya Goenka were also part of the cast. During the making of the film and up until its release, the Hindi feature faced several protests and also had to undergo a few changes before it hit theatres..
Speaking at a panel announcing his next project, the web series Heeramandi, Sanjay shared, "When you're making a historical in our country, you need to be careful..
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