{"id":25555,"date":"2026-02-16T01:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/2026\/02\/16\/sanjay-leela-bhansali-teams-up-with-ketan-mehta-for-jai-somnath-a-long-time-admirer-of-his-work\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T01:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:21:29","slug":"sanjay-leela-bhansali-teams-up-with-ketan-mehta-for-jai-somnath-a-long-time-admirer-of-his-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/2026\/02\/16\/sanjay-leela-bhansali-teams-up-with-ketan-mehta-for-jai-somnath-a-long-time-admirer-of-his-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanjay Leela Bhansali Teams Up with Ketan Mehta for Jai Somnath: &#8220;A Long-Time Admirer of His Work&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ketan Mehta Collaborate on &#8216;Jai Somnath&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exciting news is making waves in Bollywood as two renowned filmmakers, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ketan Mehta, team up for an ambitious new project titled <em>Jai Somnath<\/em>. This film aims to bring to life the legend surrounding one of India\u2019s most famous temples.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jai Somnath<\/em> is being described as a significant story of Indian culture. This grand period drama is set to hit theaters in 2027. Ketan Mehta will take the reins as both writer and director, while the film will be a joint production by Bhansali Productions and Mehta\u2019s Maya Movies.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive conversation, Bhansali expressed his admiration for Mehta, stating, &#8220;I\u2019ve always been a huge fan of Ketan Mehta\u2019s cinema. His <em>Mirch Masala<\/em> is among my top ten favorite Indian films. We\u2019ve been discussing the idea of collaborating for some time, and this project feels like the perfect opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on Maha Shivratri, symbolizing the connection to one of Gujarat&#8217;s most sacred pilgrimage sites. The film is expected to celebrate the richness of Indian heritage through its storytelling and visual grandeur. <\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates on this captivating project and the world of Bollywood!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ketan Mehta Collaborate on &#8216;Jai Somnath&#8217; Exciting news is making waves in Bollywood as two renowned filmmakers, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ketan Mehta, team up for an ambitious new project titled Jai Somnath. This film aims to bring to life the legend surrounding one of India\u2019s most famous temples. Jai Somnath<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[32855,623,517,10279,322,32824,32825,32827,32856,514,1289],"class_list":{"0":"post-25555","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bollywood","8":"tag-bhansali-productions","9":"tag-bollywood","10":"tag-bollywood-news","11":"tag-breaking","12":"tag-gujarat","13":"tag-jai-somnath","14":"tag-ketan-mehta","15":"tag-maha-shivratri","16":"tag-maya-movies","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-sanjay-leela-bhansali"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}