Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
is
currently
basking
in
the
success
of
his
latest
release
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
featuring
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
titular
role.
Recently
in
an
interview
with
an
entertainment
portal,
the
filmmaker
recalled
a
strange
incident
on
the
sets
of
the
film
wherein
he
deployed
an
unusual
method
to
extract
a
certain
kind
of
performance
from
Alia.
The
scene
in
question
is
the
one
where
Alia's
character
Gangubai
'explodes'
as
she
is
talking
on
the
phone
to
her
mother.
Bhansali
told
Film
Companion,
"There's
a
very
strange
incident
to
that,
when
she
was
preparing
for
it.
I
wanted
a
certain
atmosphere.
So,
suddenly,
I
saw
some
staff
laughing
or
giggling
and
presumed
that
they
were
laughing
at
me."
He
continued,
"And
then
I
exploded.
All
the
actors
on
the
set
became
quiet.
It
was
my
way
of
giving
those
vibes
to
her,
of
feeling
the
nerves
of
calling
the
mother,
of
getting
the
anger
filled,
and
at
what
note
it
should
explode.
I
never
told
her.
Till
date
she
doesn't
know
that
this
is
what
I
did
to
get
her
into
that
space."
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
told
the
portal
that
as
a
director,
he
doesn't
like
to
give
direct
instructions
to
people
because
it
limits
the
actor's
imagination.
He
said
that
it's
the
job
of
the
director
to
make
his
actors
realise
their
potentials.
He
called
Alia
a
'great
actor'
and
said
that
he
waited
for
17
years
to
make
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
with
her
adding
that
he
knew
that
she
was
going
to
be
a
star
in
their
first-ever
meeting,
which
took
place
many
years
ago,
when
the
actress
was
just
nine.
Bhansali
said
that
during
the
shooting
of
Gangubai
Kathiawadi,
he
saw
Alia
blossom
as
she
just
went
along
with
him
and
started
discovering
something
about
her.
He
added
that
she
found
the
full
potential
of
what
she
is
all
about.