India, Nov. 22 -- Did you know filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali was once an assistant to filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra? And that for a brief scene in the song Pyaar Hua Chupke Se in 1942: A Love Story, Bhansali had to go on a mountain top to spread breadcrumbs, just because Vidhu wanted some birds in the frame?

All this and a lot more was in store for a packed house of cinephiles at a session with Vidhu at the 56th International Film Festival of India on Saturday. Here's a lowdown on what had the audience in equal parts splits and surprise:

Recalling the shoot of Pyaar Hua Chupke Se, Vidhu, the director, recalled, "We worked so hard on that film. There's a shot when Manisha Koirala is running as the line plays 'kyun naye lag rahe hain yeh...