India, April 14 -- Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is known for hard-hitting dramas and women-centric film like Chandni Bar, Page 3, Fashion, Corporate and Heroine. Some of his critically acclaimed films have turned out to be box-office blockbusters as well.

One such movie was Chandni Bar (2001) which marked Madhur Bhandarkar's hit entry in Bollywood. Chandni Bar, starring Tabu, was a story of a bar dancer and explored the gritty life of Mumbai underworld, sex work and gun crime. However, when the film was released, Madhur was actually sleeping at home. It was director Mahesh Bhatt who pushed him to check out crowd's reactions, visit theaters and live up his first hit.

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