Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor started their acting careers 18 years ago with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2007 romantic film ‘Saawariya’, while both had previously worked as assistant directors on the film ‘Black’.
According to Indian media, Sanjay Leela Bhansali felt that both artists looked like a hero and heroine at the very first meeting, yet he insisted on making them assistant directors. Ranbir Kapoor said that he became a huge fan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali because he had watched Devdas.
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After graduation, when Ranbir Kapoor came to India, he reached Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s office and submitted his CV for the assistant director position. At that time, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, “You are an actor, be an actor.” To this, Ranbir Kapoor replied that he wanted to learn filmmaking from him.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who searched for faces like legendary actress Madhuri Ji, saw Sonam Kapoor and liked her for Saawariya, saying, “You are my heroine.” And Sonam gradually reduced her weight after Black on the promise of being made the heroine in the next film.
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Earlier, Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor underwent rigorous acting training for two months, even though Ranbir Kapoor was the son of Rishi Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor was the daughter of Anil Kapoor. According to Salman Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali used to treat them like assistants, while Salman Khan played a small role in Saawariya.
