NEW DELHI, Aug. 10 -- IT was a moment of triumph for director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when his film "Padmavaat", which had a tumultuous journey to theatres, walked away with three National Film Awards, including two for music.
The film won the best music director award (songs) for Bhansali in addition to best choreography (Kruti Mahesh Madya and Jyoti Tomar) and best playback singer to Arijit Singh for "Binte Dil" at the 66th National Film Awards that were announced on Friday.
Recalling the nationwide protests that the film faced by Rajput groups, led by Karni Sena, Bhansali said creating music for the period drama kept him sane in the darkest moments.
"I made 'Padmaavat' through so much chaos and trouble," Bhansali told PTI post the Natio...