He survived till date cause of good assistants. That "support" is very much lacking in this film. He thought he could do it himself without a good & humble help of his usual team.
His first and the last good film was Khamoshi. After that nothing solid came out ever. Matter in the film really matters and makes the viewer to think hard about the film. Mr. Bhansali is just a painter who likes to paint extra large curtains with colorful chalks.
Bhansali is the man who ruined original Devdas and then theft for a masterpiece "Miracle Worker" for his "Black", without a single credit in the list for original creater William Gibson.
Anyway... Let's see how "Saawariya" really rolls out...