MUMBAI: Bollywood’s magician filmmaker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is presently gaining a lot of attention due to his recent release 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' starring, Alia Bhatt. But there was a time when Alia’s father and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt had called Bhansali ‘overrated’.

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Alia Bhatt‘s father Mahesh Bhatt had once appeared on Karan Johar’s all-time popular talk show Koffee With Karan as a guest with his nephew, Emraan Hashmi. During a segment of the show, senior Bhatt brutally went on to claim that director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an “overrated filmmaker.” Apart from this, he has also labelled Kajol as an ‘overrated actress’. These statements were quite a shock to Karan as he shares a great rapport with Kajol and respects SLB’s work.

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However, the irony is, during Gangubai Kathiawadi‘s world premiere in the Berlinale Special Gala segment, Alia Bhatt had a conversation on the sidelines of the Berlin International Film Festival where she was asked about her Mahesh Bhatt’s reaction to the movie. Replying to them Alia said, “He had read the script and had seen the film too. He gave a few suggestions, which I passed on to Sanjay sir. He loved the film.” 

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