Did You Know Sanjay Leela Froze After Seeing Deepika Padukone For The First Time?
Deepika Padukone's first film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was Ramleela opposite Ranveer Singh. Read on to know more.

Deepika Padukone has worked on some very successful projects with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The Heeramandi director shares a special bond with the actress and in an interview, he recalled his first meeting with DP. SLB beautifully articulated his thoughts on how he felt about her. The director praised Deepika’s unmatched beauty. Read on to know more about it.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali On Deepika Padukone
During an interview for The Hollywood Reporter India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali spoke about his first meeting with Deepika Padukone. The director said his first meeting with Deepika Padukone was at the actress’s house. SLB further added that he was mesmerised by her beauty when she opened the door for him. But that’s not just it. Sanjay Leela Bhansali also said that he ‘froze’ after seeing the beautiful Deepika Padukone. SLB described Deepika Padukone’s eyes as something with so much subtlety and fragility. He also said that Deepika Padukone’s voice is equally beautiful.
SLB further spoke about how the first meeting with Deepika Padukone gave him the confidence that she would be the perfect fit for Ramleela. He added that Deepika was the right girl who could be moulded and could be taken somewhere.
Deepika Padukone’s first project with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was Ramleela. It was also the time when she met her now husband Ranveer Singh and their happily ever after love story began. DP went on to another film with SLB which was Bajirao Mastani. Both films were equally successful at the box office
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On the work front, Deepika Padukone will soon be seen in Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again stars Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Tiger Shroff and Ranveer Singh.
First Published: October 08, 2024 12:52 PM