The Best Sanjay Leela Bhansali Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 1996 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Padmaavat (2018) with $60.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sanjay Leela Bhansali Box Office Hits
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films have made $118M worldwide in total. Padmaavat (2018) is the biggest hit at $60.5M, ahead of Saawariya (2007) ($18.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Padmaavat 2018 · Action $60.5M $11.8M dom. - 2
Saawariya 2007 · Drama $18.5M $886K dom. - 3
Bajirao Mastani 2015 · Drama $11.4M $6.56M dom. - 4
Guzaarish 2010 · Drama $7.56M $1.02M dom. - 5
Devdas 2002 · Drama $5.43M $2.75M dom. - 6
Ram-Leela 2013 · Drama $4.84M $2.74M dom. - 7
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela 2013 · Romance $4.84M $2.74M dom. - 8
Gangubai Kathiawadi 2022 · Drama $3.27M $592K dom. - 9
Black 2005 · Drama $1.27M $755K dom.
The Best Sanjay Leela Bhansali Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sanjay Leela Bhansali has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) is the pick of them.
The Best Sanjay Leela Bhansali Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Sanjay Leela Bhansali Movies
The most recent films Sanjay Leela Bhansali is credited on, newest first — starting with Heeramandi (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Heeramandi 2024 · Director - Gangubai Kathiawadi 2022 · Director
- Padmaavat 2018 · Director
- Bajirao Mastani 2015 · Director
- Ram-Leela 2013 · Director
- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela 2013 · Director
- Guzaarish 2010 · Director
- Saawariya 2007 · Director
- Black 2005 · Director
- Devdas 2002 · Director
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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999 · Director -
Khamoshi: The Musical 1996 · Director
The Best Sanjay Leela Bhansali Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sanjay Leela Bhansali films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie?
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) is the best-rated Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Padmaavat (2018) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Gangubai Kathiawadi: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie?
Padmaavat (2018) made the most at the box office, with $60.5M worldwide, followed by Saawariya (2007) with $18.5M. Together, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films with box office figures have made $118M.
What is the best Sanjay Leela Bhansali drama movie?
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) is the best-rated of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's drama films, with a score of 85. In other genres: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (romance) and Padmaavat (action).
What is the newest Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie?
The newest film on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's filmography is Heeramandi (2024), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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