Alia Bhatt | Gangubai
Gigantic life changing experience: Alia Bhatt on working for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt has described her experience of working for upcoming Hindi film Gangubai Kathiawadi as "gigantic" and "life changing" as she thanked filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the same.
Bhatt took a plunge into Bhansali's genre with Gangubai Kathiawadi, the shooting for which ended on Sunday spanning over two years.
In a note on Instagram, the leading Hindi film actor narrated her experience of working for the film.
Her note reads, "We started shooting Gangubai on the 8th of December 2019 .. and we wrapped the film now 2 years later! This film and set has been through two lockdowns.. two cyclones.. director and actor getting covid during the making!!! the troubles the set has faced is another film all together! But through all that and more.. what I take away is the gigantic life changing experience!
"Being directed by sir has been a dream all my life, but I don’t think anything would have prepared me for the journey I was on for these two years.. I walk out of this set a diff person today! I love you sir! Thank you for being you .. there is truly NO ONE like you. When a film ends a part of you ends with it! Today I’ve lost a part of me.. Gangu I love you! You will be missed."
"P.S - special mention to my crew - my family and friends for these two years! without you nothing would have been possible! Love you guys!!!" she added.
The post was filled with a series of comments including one from Bhatt's actor mother Soni Razdan.
Razdan said, "Ufff. This brought tears to my eyes ... what a journey this must have been."
Iconic singer Shreya Ghoshal commented, "Gangubai will be an extraordinary cinematic experience for all of us. Can’t wait to watch the magic you both have created."
Actor Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor said, "Congratulations queen can’t wait for this … you are the best best best."
The film is based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai about Gangubai Kathiawadi, a brothel owner and matriarch.
Needless to say, Bhatt has essayed the role of Gangubai.
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