Deepika Padukone recalls the time she thought she will never be good enough to be a Sanjay Leela Bhansali muse : Bollywood News

Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali completes 25 years in the industry today. Deepika Padukone has worked with the ace director in multiple films including Ram Leela and Padmaavat. On this special occasion, Deepika penned a heartfelt note recalling her memories with Bhansali and shared the same on social media. The actress revealed that during her debut in 2007 with Om Shaanti Om she felt that she will never be good enough to be a Sanjay Leela Bhansali muse.

Deepika Padukone recalls the time she thought she will never be good enough to be a Sanjay Leela Bhansali muse

Taking to her Instagram stories, Deepika wrote, "9th November 2007. My debut film Om Shanti Om was pitted against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya. And as grateful as I was (And I still am...I cannot think of another female actor who has been launched in the same manner as I was), I also remember thinking to myself at the time, that I would never be good enough...to be a Sanjay Leela Bhansali muse."

She further wrote about her first meeting with Bhansali, five years after her debut. "Fast forward to 2012. I was extremely unwell and laid up in bed. I received a call from my management saying ‘Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to meet you.’ I said, ‘What?!’. They said, ‘Yes! He is doing a film and would really like to meet you.’ ‘I would do cartwheels to go and see him right away, but I can’t get out of bed right now!’ I said. The next thing I know, he was on his way to see me," she wrote.

Deepika and Bhansali worked together for the first time for the 2013 film Goliyon Ki Raasleela:Ram Leela which also starred Ranveer Singh. "What ensued in the years that followed was nothing short of an ‘iconic partnership’ I believe. And together we’ve created ‘iconic characters’. Characters that have been etched in the minds and hearts of people forever!" she wrote.

She also said that their collaboration shaped her into a better person. "What I cherish even more though, is the influence our collaboration has had on me personally. I say this without a shadow of a doubt that I wouldn’t be half the person I am today if it wasn’t for Sanjay Leela Bhansali! As he embarks on the next phase of this most incredible journey, I look forward to creating many more memorable and iconic characters together, but more importantly, I wish him good health, peace of mind, and happiness...always," she said.

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