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title: "4 Cannes Quotes By Sanjay Leela Bhansali"
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> [Though all festivals are important, this Cannes Festival starts off the season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/though-all-festivals-are-important-this-cannes-festival-starts-off/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/sanjay-leela-bhansali-5108_festival_though-all-festivals-are-important-this_1730180.jpg)

> ['Devdas' is the first Hindi commercial film to be seen at Cannes. And 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' is getting a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/devdas-is-the-first-hindi-commercial-film-to-be-seen-at-cannes-and/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/sanjay-leela-bhansali-5108_appreciation_devdas-is-the-first-hindi-commercial-fil_1807316.jpg)

> [Once a film is selected at Cannes, the crossover becomes very easy, thanks to the prestige and dignity it gains at Cannes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/once-a-film-is-selected-at-cannes-the-crossover-becomes-very-easy/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/sanjay-leela-bhansali-5108_becomes_once-a-film-is-selected-at-cannes-the-cr_2515606.jpg)

> [The Cannes Film Festival is the biggest, most prestigious film festival in the world. This is where filmmakers are discovered, where futures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/the-cannes-film-festival-is-the-biggest-most-prestigious-film/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/sanjay-leela-bhansali-5108_cannes_the-cannes-film-festival-is-the-biggest_3104966.jpg)

## More by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

> [Many people ask me why I chose to remake 'Devdas.' I wanted to make a film that celebrated grandeur and grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/many-people-ask-me-why-i-chose-to-remake-devdas-i-wanted-to-make-a/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [My mind was never into school, and education did not matter to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/my-mind-was-never-into-school-and-education-did-not-matter-to-me/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [Of course, an Oscar nomination would have added considerably to the film's business abroad. But it has already made nearly Rs 150 crore. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/of-course-an-oscar-nomination-would-have-added-considerably-to-the/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [I write all my scripts with Salman in mind. He understands me perfectly on the sets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/i-write-all-my-scripts-with-salman-in-mind-he-understands-me/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [Shah Rukh made 'Devdas' for me, and I made it for him. He's special to me, and I think I am special for him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/shah-rukh-made-devdas-for-me-and-i-made-it-for-him-he-s-special-to-me/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [When I make a film about a physically challenged person, I come away with so much. I learn to value what I have. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/when-i-make-a-film-about-a-physically-challenged-person-i-come-away/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [People might think that I'm inaccessible, unapproachable, and dark. In many ways, my characters are uncomfortable to interact with, but that's not me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/people-might-think-that-i-m-inaccessible-unapproachable-and-dark-in/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [It is very difficult for anyone to predict how a film will do. It depends on so many things: the mood of the audience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/it-is-very-difficult-for-anyone-to-predict-how-a-film-will-do-it/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [I think caring too much about the economics starts affecting the creative aspect of the film. That is a dangerous process for a filmmaker.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/i-think-caring-too-much-about-the-economics-starts-affecting-the/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [I was always a flaky child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/i-was-always-a-flaky-child/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [My life revolves around music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/my-life-revolves-around-music/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [My mother is special to me. She understands me. She has no expectations from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/my-mother-is-special-to-me-she-understands-me-she-has-no-expectations/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [I've met quadriplegics who have lost the use of their limbs but not their spirit. They are not dark, defeated people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/i-ve-met-quadriplegics-who-have-lost-the-use-of-their-limbs-but-not/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [I am distressed when I see news channels saying 'Devdas' has let down the country by not getting an Oscar nomination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/i-am-distressed-when-i-see-news-channels-saying-devdas-has-let-down/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

> [I was criticised for making 'Devdas' so ostentatious. But stark and realistic cinema isn't the only real cinema in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/i-was-criticised-for-making-devdas-so-ostentatious-but-stark-and/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

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