This changed with his adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" — the tragic romance "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela" (2013) — opened to positive reviews and strong box office collections, for which he received several awards and nominations. His home production biographical sports film "Mary Kom" (2014), had him receive his third National Film Award. His period dramas "Bajirao Mastani" (2015) and "Padmaavat" (2018) both rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. For the former, he won the National Film Award for Best Direction, as well as Filmfare Awards for Best Director and Best Film; and for the latter, he won National Film Award for Best Music Direction and Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.