{"id":126698,"date":"2025-11-09T19:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/126698\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:49:08","slug":"he-treated-sonam-and-ranbir-kapoor-like-assistants-salman-khan-on-bhansalis-approach-to-saawariya-debutants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/126698\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He treated Sonam and Ranbir Kapoor like assistants\u2019: Salman Khan on Bhansali\u2019s approach to \u2018Saawariya\u2019 debutants |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018He In 2007 there was the movie, which failed to impress audiences and later, after many years, became a cult of Indian cinema<\/a> for its songs and some scenes. Now it’s been 18 years since Saawariya’s release, and it introduced two new faces to Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor<\/a> and Sonam Kapoor<\/a>. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the movie is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky\u2019s 1848 short story \u2018White Nights.\u2019 Do you know before facing the camera, both Ranbir and Sonam worked as assistant directors on Bhansali\u2019s ‘Black’ (2005).<\/p>\n

Salman Khan on Bhansali\u2019s discipline and fairness<\/p>\n

Khan, who had a cameo in Saawariya, fondly recalled Bhansali\u2019s strict yet fair treatment toward the young debutants. The filmmaker made no exceptions despite their star lineage. During the making of the video of \u2018Saawariya,\u2019 Salman Khan said, \u201cEven though Ranbir is Mr. Rishi Kapoor\u2019s son and Sonam is Anil Kapoor\u2019s daughter, he treated them like assistants.\u201d His words reflected Bhansali\u2019s belief that talent must earn its place through effort, not privilege.<\/p>\n

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Sonam\u2019s transformation for the movie<\/p>\n

Bhansali\u2019s search for a face that carried the timeless charm of Rekha and looked cute ended when he met Sonam Kapoor. He saw in her the classic beauty he wanted for Sakina, his heroine. Sonam remembered the moment with affection, saying, \u201cI was 86 kilos when Sir said, \u2018Sona bachcha, you\u2019re my heroine.\u2019\u201d This unexpected faith motivated her to begin her transformation journey. Bhansali later shared that her dedication was what truly made her stand out, confessing, \u201cEven if he was as overweight as she was at that time, I\u2019d still cast her as the heroine.\u201d Over two years, Sonam\u2019s persistence and Bhansali\u2019s guidance shaped her into the elegant debutante audiences saw on screen.<\/p>\n

Ranbir\u2019s admiration for Bhansali and filmmaking roots<\/p>\n

Ranbir\u2019s fascination with Bhansali began years before Saawariya. He once shared that \u201cI was studying at a school of visual arts abroad when I first saw Devdas (2002), and I became a big fan of Mr. Bhansali.\u201d Inspired by that film, he returned to India after completing the study and applied to be an assistant director on \u2018Black.\u2019 Bhansali instantly recognized his potential and told him, \u201cBut you\u2019re an actor. You should be an actor.\u201d Yet Ranbir was determined to learn first, replying, \u201cNo, sir. I really want to get a grounding experience in filmmaking from you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bhansali on understanding his students<\/p>\n

Reflecting on their journey, Sanjay Leela Bhansali shared how \u2018Black\u2019 became a classroom for both Ranbir and Sonam. They not only learned filmmaking but also understood his creative temperament. As Bhansali put it, \u201cThey got to know me very well. They got to know what I like and don\u2019t like, what makes me happy, and what makes me angry. I think they got to understand my mind completely.\u201d The filmmaker always believed they were destined for stardom, saying, \u201cI knew the moment I saw them that they were stars. They had the possibility of being molded into great stars. Actors, I wouldn\u2019t say, but stars I would.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2007 there was the movie, which failed to impress audiences and later, after many years, became a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69,8034,88054,7831,31448,32641],"class_list":{"0":"post-126698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz","13":"tag-ranbir-kapoor","14":"tag-saawariya","15":"tag-salman-khan","16":"tag-sanjay-leela-bhansali","17":"tag-sonam-kapoor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}