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

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 …

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

“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, …

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

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 …

Gangubai Kathiawadi: Who was the woman Alia Bhatt will play in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film?

Alia Bhatt will soon be seen in the titular role of Gangubai Kathiawadi in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next. The movie is based on the life of one of the famous madams from brothels in Mumbai's infamous red light area, Kamathipura. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has used a chapter from Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai on her life for his …

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