Gangubai Kathiawadi is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Jayantilal Gada and Bhansali. The film stars Alia Bhatt as the titular character while Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari and Seema Pahwa play pivotal roles with Ajay Devgn featuring in an extended cameo appearance. The narrative walks through the life of young Ganga who in no time marks her own territory and becomes Gangubai – a madame in the red light area of Kamathipura.
The film is loosely based on the true story of Gangubai Harjivandas, popularly known as Gangubai Kothewali, whose life was documented in the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai written by S. Hussain Zaidi. The film depicts the rise of a simple girl from Kathiawad who had no choice but to embrace the ways of destiny and swing it in her favour.
Gangubai Kathiawadi premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2022, and was released in theatres on 25 February 2022.
Premise
Born into an affluent family in Kathiawad, Ganga Harjivandas aspired to become a Bollywood actress. At the tender age of 16, she fell in love with Ramnik Lal who was her father's accountant. They eloped to Mumbai and got married. But, her whole life turned upside down as he sold her to a brothel in Kamathipura for Rs 500 where she forcefully had to start prostitution. Later, she became a powerful brothel madame Gangubai Kathiawadi and won elections of the area where she lived (Kamathipura). Don Rahim Lala became her sworn brother after he beat a man of his gang who raped her. She used to advocate for women rights and equal rights for sex workers.
Cast
- Alia Bhatt as Ganga Harjivandas aka Gangubai Kathiawadi, a female mafia don and madame of a brothel in Kamathipura
- Shantanu Maheshwari as Afsaan
- Vijay Raaz as Raziabai
- Indira Tiwari as Kamli
- Seema Pahwa as Sheela
- Varun Kapoor as Ramnik Laal[8]
- Jim Sarbh as Journalist Amin Faizi
- Ajay Devgn in an extended cameo as Rahim Lala, a don and Gangubai's sworn brother (based on Karim Lala).[9]
- Huma Qureshi in a special appearance [10]
- Rahul Vohra as Prime Minister (Jawaharlal Nehru)[11]
- Anmol Kajani as Birju
- Prashant Kumar as Badri
- Raza Murad as Lala's Guest
- Chhaya Kadam as Rashmibai
- Mitali Jagtap as Kusum
- Pallavi Jadhav as Rama
- Kruti Saxena as Nimmi
- Sonal Sagore as Banno
- Lata Singh as Lata
- Ekta Shri as Ekta
- Abhirami Bose as Abhirami
- Chum Durang as Chum
- Baldev Trehan as Tailor
- Jahangir Khan as Shaukat Khan Pathan
- Faiz Khan as Liyakat
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