His next film , '' Devdas '' , starring Shah Rukh Khan , Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit , was Bhansali 's ode to the novel of the same name , which became the highest-grossing film of 2002 . The film also received unanimous acclaim from the critics and won all the major accolades at Filmfare , emerging as the most awarded film in Filmfare , ( tied with the 1995 '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge '' ) . At the 50th National Film Awards , it won five awards including Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment . It received a nomination for the Best Foreign Film at the British Academy of Film & Television Awards ( BAFTA ) . It was India 's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The film was also screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . It stood eighth in '' Time '' magazine 's " The 10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium ( Thus Far ) " . His next film , '' Black '' , starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji , broke his own all-time record of '' Devdas '' by garnering eleven awards , the highest number of awards ever given to a single film at Filmfare . It stood fifth in '' Time '' ( Europe ) 's " 10 Best Movies of the Year 2005 " among films from across the world . At 53rd National Film Awards , he received his second National award for Best Feature Film in Hindi . '' Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam '' , '' Devdas '' and '' Black '' earned him multiple Best Director and Best Film Awards at Filmfare , the latter also received additional Critics Award for Best Film . In 2006 , Bhansali participated as a judge on reality TV show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa '' alongside Farah Khan and Shilpa Shetty
2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
Sanjay Leela Bhansali