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1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Mumbai's sex workers rue being cast aside by political parties

MUMBAI: Much has been said about the Mahayuti’s bid to win over approximately 4.6 crore women voters in the state by replicating Madhya Pradesh’s Ladli Behna scheme in the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. While many women from economically impoverished sections have reportedly benefited from this enterprise, what has gone unremarked is that 30,000 female sex workers in the state, …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in building in Kamathipura, no injuries reported

India TV News

A fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Kamathipura in south Mumbai at 10pm on Monday, though there was no report of injuries to anyone, a civic official said. The fire is confined to the third floor of Pathare building/Ali Akbar Chawl in Gully number 14, he added. Earlier, a fire broke out on the 14th floor at …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: How Shalin Bhanot Celebrated Women's Day And Shivratri

News 18

Actor Shalin Bhanot, widely recognised for his notable roles in popular television serials like Inspector Avinash, Pyare Mohan, and Do Hanson Ka Jodaa, marked the dual celebrations of International Women’s Day and Mahashivratri in a meaningful manner on Friday, March 8, 2024. In the caption, Bhanot wrote, “Found the right balance of give and take this Shivratri & Women’s Day, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Major fire in Mumbai's Kamathipura, charred body found, 16 fire engines on spot

Hindustan Times

A major fire broke out at Timber Mart in Mumbai's Kamathipura area on Grant Road on the intervening nights of Thursday and Friday, with a total of 18 fire engines and two water lines from a high-rise building on the spot to control the flame, officials said. One unknown male person's charred body was found in the bathroom at said …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Kamathipura redevelopment: State nod to appoint consultant for project report

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Moving a step towards the redevelopment of the Kamathipura housing project, the state high power committee has given its nod to appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report of the project. It has also formed a ten-member project monitoring committee headed by the chief secretary that will help in resolving the issues, difficulties and disputes related to …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Out of the corners and at the centre

The Hindu

“Art is about broadcasting yourself to the world,” says Bengaluru-based artist Girija Hariharan, who firmly believes that it can drive social change. It is at the core of what Mumbai-based collective Haan Hum,which she is part of, seeks to do: enable sex workers, who are often marginalised and exploited, to experience the creative freedom that art and theatre can offer, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Kamathipura in Mumbai's faces herculean task of a makeover

Hindustan Times

Kamathipura in Mumbai's faces herculean task of a makeover Kamathipura, Mumbai’s red-light district, immortalised in Namdeo Dhasal’s revolutionary poem Golpitha and stylised in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Gangubai Kathiawadi, will soon be gentrified under one of the largest cluster redevelopment schemes in the country. 4 / 10 View Photos in a new improved layout According to a Tata Institute of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Viral video: MNS worker slaps, assaults woman in Mumbai's Kamathipura for denying installation of pole for advertisement

Firstpost

In the video, the woman can be seen being pushed, slapped and abused by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena party workers led by Vinod Argile Mumbai: Kamathipura, a red light area in commercial capital of India - Mumbai, gained prominence after the Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathaiwadi released in February this year. A viral video from 28 August shows a woman, identified …

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2 years, 3 months ago

In Mumbai's Kamathipura, man slaps, shoves woman; MNS says viral clip edited

Hindustan Times

A video of a man physically abusing an elderly woman in Mumbai's Kamathipura area allegedly over the installation of a bamboo stick in front of her shop without her consent is being widely shared on social media. Later, an MNS leader said the viral video has been edited adding, Argile has temper issues. The woman in the clip had clicked …

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2 years, 5 months ago

India post releases 10 postcards featuring paintings of 10 children from Kamathipura

The Hindu

A postcard featuring a woman’s face with a moustache, painted by the 14-year-old daughter of a commercial sex worker from Kamathipura, Mumbai, has a message. The set of postcards, which costs ₹180, and contains each artist’s vision in a QR code, was recently released by Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra, at Raj Bhavan in the presence of the children, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Monochrome Man: Aesthetics over authenticity, and other emotional choices in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi

Firstpost

Gangubai Kathiawadi’s costumes do not get care to detail by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in a world he claims he knows. When you arrive at the Kamathipura of Gangubai Kathiawadi — or shall we say Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Kamathipura — you are not sure what to expect. It is indicative perhaps of a more serious issue, that “ we Indians care …

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2 years, 9 months ago

India Post organises wellness session for Kamathipura’s sex workers

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Two months after it started an all-women post office at Mumbai’s Kamathipura for sex workers, India Post held a wellness session focussed on healthy meals and the importance of sharing personal problems for them. I decided to start this programme to make them feel equally comfortable in reaching out to the government as they do with the NGOs.” Pandey …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Gangubai Kathiawadi Box Office Day 4: Alia Bhatt starrer inches closer to Rs 50 crore mark

India TV News

Highlights Gangubai Kathiawadi will face competition from The Batman, Jhund after March 4 Gangubai Kathiawadi stars Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz and Ajay Devgn Gangubai Kathiawadi is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi is inching closer towards the Rs 50 crore collections mark at the box office after releasing on February 25. Based on the current trend,Gangubai …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Gangubai Kathiawadi review: A girlboss in Kamathipura

Live Mint

In his historical epic Bajirao Mastani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali evoked moving pictures in the ingenious scene where, through an arrangement of mirrors and a silk screen, the Peshwa's wife watches him in another part of the palace. In his latest film, set in mid-20th century Mumbai, there’s no need for allusion, and you can sense the glee with which Bhansali …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Gangubai Kathiawadi movie review: Alia Bhatt is luminous as Bhansali’s narrative rises, shines, dips, sinks and rises again

Firstpost

Alia Bhatt’s screen presence and performance hold up Gangubai Kathiawadi even when Sanjay Leela Bhansali succumbs to his life-long temptation to pat, primp and pretty up the grubbiest settings in his films. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi tells us his heroine did this and more in her battle for women’s rights in a red light area as far back as …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Gangubai Kathiawadi review: Alia impresses in a tale of pain turned to victory

Hindustan Times

There's a scene in the trailer of Gangubai Kathiawadi where Alia Bhatt's character is seen delivering a powerful 'bhashan' before a huge gathering. Gangubai Kathiawadi movie review: Alia Bhatt plays the madame of a brothel in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film. Based on the chapters from Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi creates a world …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Alia Bhatt on ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi,’ and why her life lessons are through her characters and films

The Hindu

Cinema pundits often say that you have to experience life to depict it. “All my exposure to life has been through my characters and films,” says Alia Bhatt as we settle for a chat before Gangubai Kathiawadi, another challenging role of hers which will be put to test this week. “I didn’t care about duniya main kya cha raha hai …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Alia Bhatt on navigating Gangubai Kathiawadi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to keep it both entertaining and intense

Firstpost

“Sanjay Leela Bhansali and I have great synergy. Bhatt is obviously excited as she is gearing up for her upcoming release, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much-anticipated biographical crime drama _ Gangubai Kathiawadi. _ On the long road to Gangubai Kathiawadi release Bhatt will be seen playing the character of legendary brothel owner, ‘mafia queen’ Gangubai Kathiawadi. He looked into her eyes, …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Sanjay Leela Bhansali on completing 25 years in Bollywood: I'm much more in control of my craft now

Firstpost

Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi is his most personal film yet. Every flavour, colour, and texture that I remembered from my childhood has gone into this film.” Between the recently held premiere of his film Gangubai Kathiawadi at the Berlin Film Festival and its Indian release, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali talks to Firstpost in an exclusive interview …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Gangubai Kathiawadi trailer: Alia shines as feisty queen of Kamathipura. Watch

Hindustan Times

Alia Bhatt is back, this time as a once vulnerable girl forced into sex trade, who eventually rises above her circumstances and shines as the matriarch of Kamathipura in the 1960s, with the name of Gangubai Kathiawadi. Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in stills from Gangubai Kathiawadi trailer. The trailer introduces Alia as a dominating figure, who has turned shame …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Gangubai Kathiawadi Trailer Out: Alia Bhatt is stunner as the fierce Kothewali madam of Kamathipura

India TV News

Highlights The trailer of alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi is out It is adapted from one of the chapters of noted author Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai It is set to release theatrically on February 25. Alia Bhatt's biggest film date, 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' appears like a promising outing, Helmed by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the upcoming period movie …

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3 years, 2 months ago

26 Years of DDLJ: Sarika and Swanand Kirkire's Short Film Pays Tribute to Shah Rukh Khan Classic

News 18

On the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’s release, a new short film pays tribute to the film, which had been running for a record 25 years at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir Cinema, and explores its social impact on the sex workers of Kamathipura. The 13-minute short film, titled ‘Maratha Mandir Cinema’, is releasing on the Gorilla …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Shalin Bhanot offers aid to Kamathipura sex workers, was shocked to learn they 'solicit themselves for ₹50'

Hindustan Times

Actor Shalin Bhanot on Tuesday offered aid to the sex workers of Mumbai's Kamathipura. Shalin Bhanot has shared a social media post about the plight of sex workers in Mumbai. In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, Shalin Bhanot spoke to a crowd of women, who thanked him for his gesture. Shalin has featured in shows such as Saat Phere: …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Effects Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Sex Workers In India: An Empirical Study

Live Law

"If nobody wants to sell sex, it is a crime to force anyone to do so. According to PITA "pimping, organizing brothels, and forceful sex work of teenage girls amounts to prostitution" whereas, these red-light areas operate as independent houses of sex workers who are willingly engaged in this profession. Recent Cases of Police Brutality on Sex-Workers: The Legal Conundrum …

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Maharashtra polls: Mumbai's sex workers rue being cast aside by political parties

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in building in Kamathipura, no injuries reported

Watch: How Shalin Bhanot Celebrated Women's Day And Shivratri

Major fire in Mumbai's Kamathipura, charred body found, 16 fire engines on spot

Kamathipura redevelopment: State nod to appoint consultant for project report

Out of the corners and at the centre

Kamathipura in Mumbai's faces herculean task of a makeover

Viral video: MNS worker slaps, assaults woman in Mumbai's Kamathipura for denying installation of pole for advertisement

In Mumbai's Kamathipura, man slaps, shoves woman; MNS says viral clip edited

India post releases 10 postcards featuring paintings of 10 children from Kamathipura

Monochrome Man: Aesthetics over authenticity, and other emotional choices in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi

India Post organises wellness session for Kamathipura’s sex workers

Gangubai Kathiawadi Box Office Day 4: Alia Bhatt starrer inches closer to Rs 50 crore mark

Gangubai Kathiawadi review: A girlboss in Kamathipura

Gangubai Kathiawadi movie review: Alia Bhatt is luminous as Bhansali’s narrative rises, shines, dips, sinks and rises again

Gangubai Kathiawadi review: Alia impresses in a tale of pain turned to victory

Alia Bhatt on ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi,’ and why her life lessons are through her characters and films

Alia Bhatt on navigating Gangubai Kathiawadi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to keep it both entertaining and intense

Sanjay Leela Bhansali on completing 25 years in Bollywood: I'm much more in control of my craft now

Gangubai Kathiawadi trailer: Alia shines as feisty queen of Kamathipura. Watch

Gangubai Kathiawadi Trailer Out: Alia Bhatt is stunner as the fierce Kothewali madam of Kamathipura

26 Years of DDLJ: Sarika and Swanand Kirkire's Short Film Pays Tribute to Shah Rukh Khan Classic

Shalin Bhanot offers aid to Kamathipura sex workers, was shocked to learn they 'solicit themselves for ₹50'

Effects Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Sex Workers In India: An Empirical Study