MUMBAI: Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a renowned filmmaker who has carved a niche for himself in showbiz. His films are known for visual aesthetics and melodious music. 

Also, female characters play a strong role in his tales. The acclaimed filmmaker in his recent interview with a leading tabloid strongly objected to the perception prevailing in the film industry that one needs a 'hero' to draw crowds to the theatre halls and that the nation doesn't want to watch women-oriented films. 

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During an interview with ETimes, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, “Who says that the nation doesn't want to see a women-oriented story or a heroine-oriented story? Who says that they are not going to see it? There are so many shades of a woman, and this needs to be told on celluloid," and citied examples of films like Sujata, Bandini, Ram Teri Ganga Maili and Mother India. He also rubbished the belief that it takes a male lead to pull off a commercial hit. "You keep hearing that it is all a hero industry, hero industry - I don't know who spread it. Where is this concept of a hero-oriented industry ki hero ki picture chalegi, wahin paisa daalo, heroine ki picture pe mat daalo - where has this come from? I don't understand where does this thought come from that in our industry, hero wali picture zyada chalti hai. It is not true!" he said. 

Further, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said that he is hoping to do his bit to change this perception and spoke about how Deepika Padukone's Padmaavat did great business despite all the controversy. 

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