Gangubai Kathiawadi

Gangubai Kathiawadi is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical crime film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, written by Utkarshini Vashishtha and produced by Bhansali and Jayantilal Gada under their respective banners Bhansali Productions and Pen India Limited. The film stars Alia Bhatt in the title role, and is based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai about Gangubai Kothewali, the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura.[1] Principal photography started on 27 December 2019 in Mumbai.[2] The film was scheduled for theatrical release on 11 September 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[3][4]

Gangubai Kathiawadi
First look poster
Directed bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Jayantilal Gada
Written bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Utkarshini Vashishtha
Story byHussain Zaidi
StarringAlia Bhatt
Ajay Devgn
Emraan Hashmi
Shantanu Maheshwari
Music bySongs:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Score:
Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara
CinematographySudeep Chatterjee
Edited byAkiv Ali
Production
company
Bhansali Productions
Pen India Limited
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Premise

The film is about the life of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a young girl sold into prostitution by her boyfriend Ramnik Lal, and how she becomes the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura.

Cast

References
  1. "Alia Bhatt begins shooting for Gangubai Kathiawadi, shares pic of her trailer:'Look what Santa gave me this year'". Hindustan Times. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "Alia Bhatt commences the shoot for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi!". Bollywood Hungama. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Gangubai Kathiawadi: Alia Bhatt reveals she will start Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film in just few days". Bollywood Hungama. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. "Exclusive! Alia Bhatt on 'Gangubai Kathiawadi': Will begin shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film in a couple of days". The Times of India. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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