/> Sanjay Leela Bhansali: "It would have to be Mr Bachchan. He brings decades of his experience on the table. And yet he never allows it to show in his performance.

When I was doing Black with him on many occasions he would be able to understand a scene fully even before I had explained it, and then he 'd take it much further than where I thought it would go.

The hallmark of a truly intelligent actor is that he never allows the baggage of his wisdom and experience to weigh down his performance. Amitji can interpret a scene in a hundred ways. But finally he knows which is the best way to deal with a moment. As a director I've worked with many kinds of actors spontaneous and studied.

Amitji studies a scene minutely and then interprets it spontaneously. The way he would show sudden fits of absolute forgetfulness as an alzheimers patient in Black still gives me goosebumps.

How did he know how it feels to suddenly forget everything about yourself? I'd give anything to work with him again. But I can't cast him in any role that is less challenging than