Alia Bhatt’s role as Gangubai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ has just gotten longer. The film has been rescheduled after being postponed several times due to the pandemic. Just months after announcing January 6, 2022 as the film’s release date, the filmmaker stated on Monday that the film will now be released on February 18, 2022.
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Bhatt plays Gangubai, one of the most powerful, revered, and respected madams from Kamathipura during the 1960s, in the period film based from one of the chapters of acclaimed author Hussain Zaidi’s book, ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai.’
“Watch her rise with power, courage and fearlessness. #GangubaiKathiawadi coming to take over 2022 on 18th February, in cinemas near you,” read a new post on Bhansali Productions official handle.
Watch her rise with power, courage & fearlessness. #GangubaiKathiawadi coming to take over 2022 on 18th February, in cinemas near you.#SanjayLeelaBhansali @ajaydevgn @aliaa08 @prerna982 @jayantilalgada @bhansali_produc@saregamaglobal pic.twitter.com/Z4uOEDJpAT
— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) November 15, 2021
The film was originally slated to hit theatres on September 11, 2020. The makers announced that the film would be released somewhere in 2021 in January 2021, but the release was again postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ajay Devgn and Huma Qureshi make cameo appearances in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi,’ which also stars Seema Pahwa.
