Sanjay Leela Bhansali celebrates the first anniversary of Bajirao Mastani

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To mark the film's first anniversary, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali threw a celebratory dinner for the cast and crew of the movie on the sets of his current film, Padmavati.

The team dropped by on the sets ,for an hour-long celebration, including a cake-cutting session and a traditional Puneri Maharashtrian dinner for 250 unit members. While Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra were not in the city, Deepika Padukone managed to join the celebrations.

Says a unit source, "Sanjay Leela Bhansali was flooded with congratulatory messages on the occasion of Bajirao Mastani completing a year. He wanted to celebrate the occasion with the team of the film. A traditional Puneri Maharashtrian dinner was organized for 250 unit members, by a Dadar based catering service."

The lead cast took to a popular micro-blogging site to talk about the film and thank Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Priyanka Chopra, who played Bajirao's first wife Kashibai in the period drama, tweeted last evening, "Thank u for making #Kashibai such a memorable character. Love u, Sanjay sir."

Tweeted Ranveer Singh, "A character that changed my life 4everThank u Sanjay Sir @deepikapadukone @priyankachopra & TeamBM Unforgettable #1YearofBajiraoMastani"

Deepika Padukone posted a picture with her mentor and captioned it, "Thank You for giving me one of my most challenging and memorable characters and thank YOU all for the love...#sanjayleelabhansali#ranveersingh #priyankachopra#1yearofbajiraomastani"

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