The perfectionist that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is, little can come in the way of him realising his vision. The Mumbai monsoon, however, is threatening to play spoilsport, as the filmmaker is shooting Heeramandi. With the last leg of the magnum opus — starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh and Sharmin Segal — underway at Film City in Goregaon, we hear Bhansali is racing against time to wrap up the shoot before the monsoon hits the city in June.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali