Kangana Ranaut recuerda que Salman Khan la animó a conocer a Bhansali, quien más tarde lamentó haber perdido la oportunidad. Kangana Ranaut recalls Salman Khan encouraging her to meet Bhansali, who later regretted missing the opportunity.

Kangana Ranaut dice que Salman Khan la alentó a conocer al director Sanjay Leela Bhansali cuando era desconocida, diciéndole que ella era "una heroína de Bhansalí". Kangana Ranaut says Salman Khan encouraged her to meet director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she was unknown, telling her she was "a Bhansali heroine." Aunque Bhansali estaba intrigado por ella, no firmó con ella entonces, lamentando más tarde la oportunidad perdida. Though Bhansali was intrigued by her, he didn't sign her then, later regretting the missed opportunity. Ranaut dijo que este rechazo temprano la ayudó a convertirse en una exitosa cineasta y directora, eventualmente rechazando una oferta de canción de Bhansali. Ranaut said this early rejection helped her become a successful filmmaker and director, eventually declining an item song offer from Bhansali.