Monday, 63rd National Film Awards honoured Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for best director for his epic saga "Bajirao Mastani". It is the thired National award to Bhansali after "Black" and "Devdas".
The director expressed his feeling saying it was an honour for his dream project that was kept on hold for 12 years. "I have received National Awards for 'Black' and 'Devdas', but this award is really very special for me. In my entire journey of 25 years, I never sensed this much of satisfaction. It feels like now I am getting the right result for my work," he said at a press conference.
The 53 year old director started his career by assisting Vidhu Vinod Chopra and said "From 'Khamoshi' to 'Bajirao Mastani', it has been a long and fun-filled journey for me. Moreover, in these 25 years, I have seen love, hatred, success, failure and criticism. It is a complete career for me'.