Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) on Netflix
NR20222h 37mBiographyCrimeDrama
In Kathiawad in 1944, 16-year-old Ganga Kathiawadi dreams of film stardom. Her lover Ramnik promises her a career in Bombay. He sells her to a brothel in Kamathipura, where she becomes Gangubai.
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- Rotten Tomatoes91%
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Plot summary
Ganga Jagjivandas Kathiawadi is sixteen and lives in Kathiawad in 1944, where she dreams of becoming a Bollywood actress. Her lover, Ramnik, promises her a film career and takes her to Bombay, then sells her for a thousand rupees to a brothel in Kamathipura whose pimp, Sheela, is abusive. She is forced into sex work and takes the name Gangubai, learning to get by in the house. When a violent client named Shaukat Khan assaults her, she brings her case to his boss, the local underworld don. Her courage impresses him: he takes her as his sworn sister and puts the women of the district under his protection.
Cast
- Anmol Kajanias Birju
- Faiz Khanas Liyaqat
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Priyanka Chopra was attached to star as the lead from June 2017 and confirmed in March 2019 that she was making Gangubai Kathiawadi with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, but in September 2019 media reported Alia Bhatt would replace her after Bhansali's Inshallah was shelved.
- The Indian government's COVID-19 lockdown halted production in March 2020 with the film 70% complete; Alia Bhatt resumed filming on 6 October 2020, Ajay Devgn joined for his cameo on 27 February 2021, and the shoot wrapped on 26 June 2021.
- The real Gangubai was forced into sex work as a teenager: she eloped to Mumbai with Ramnik Lal, was sold to a Kamanthipura brothel for about ₹500, and later tied a rakhi to underworld don Karim Lala, who gave her political control of the area.
- After the film's release, Alia Bhatt's look as Gangubai Kathiawadi in the film inspired Malaysia's Northern Haute Couture Fashion Show 2022.
