With Saawariya's release just around the corner, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and leading actor Ranbir Kapoor have set off to Shirdi to offer prayers and seek the blessings of Sai Baba for the film's success.

Ranbir's father, actor Rishi Kapoor has already done the rounds of gurdwaras and temples to seek blessings for his son's debut venture. Bhansali, a very religious man himself, has also decided to keep his date with Sai Baba. Sonam Kapoor, the other debutante, could not accompany them as she is plagued by a sty in her eye. The black eye already? Anyway, the director and his hero have already sought the blessings of the Baba. Visiting Shirdi or some other religious shrine seems to have become a ritual with the denizens of Bollywood just before the release of their films. Just a while ago, Rani Mukherjee and Pradeep Sarkar's wife are believed to have visited Shirdi just before the release of their film Laaga Chunri Main Daag. Guess with so much at stake every Friday at the box office, it is but natural that our stars and directors turn to the Almighty for blessings.