Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi hits roadblock just a few days ahead of release

-
Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi hits roadblock just a few days ahead of release

Gangubai Kathiawadi’s family comes all out against the film saying the film maligns her

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi is all set for release in theatres in just about a week’s time. But as the makers of the flick gear up for a grand opening, the Alia Bhatt starrer has hit a wall. The hassle comes in the form of opposition from none other than the closest relatives of Gangubhai, on whose life the film is based.

Gangubai's adopted son Babu Raoji Shah and her granddaughter Bharti have come out against the flick alleging that the Bhansali opus has maligned her. According to them, Gangubai is being portrayed in the film as a prostitute and that such a portrayal has been leading people to mouth inexplicable things about her.  The trailer of the movie which was released earlier has led Gangubai’s relatives to come out all against the film.

Gangubai Kathiawadi was a social worker, says family

They are of the opinion that Gangubai was a social activist but is being shown in the film as a prostitute. A case filed by Babu Raoji Shah, who is purportedly the adopted son of Gangubai, is still pending in court.

With people starting to ask whether Gangubai was actually a prostitute, the family has been shifting homes. This was because they couldn’t stand such questions from the public, Shah’s lawyer has been quoted saying. The family has already been sent a notice to the director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Hussain Zaidi, who is the writer of Mafia Queens of Mumbai: Stories of Women from the Ganglands, from where Gangubai Kathiawadi was adapted, he said, adding that they haven’t yet responded.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ZwRv3vJJY

No permission taken before making the film

Gangubai's granddaughter Bharti has also slammed the movie alleging that the people behind the film saw only money in it and defamed her family. Accusing the makers for not seeking consent from them before they set out on their filmmaking venture, she added every woman living in Kamathipura is not a prostitute.  She reiterated that Gangubhai was a social worker who worked towards the upliftment of sex workers all through her life.

It may be recalled that Babu Raoji Shah had filed a petition against the film in 2021. Following this a Mumbai court had summoned Bhansali and Alia Bhatt in the case. However, later on, the Bombay High Court refused to stay the release of Gangubai Kathiawadi. The High Court had also granted an interim stay on the criminal defamation proceedings against the makers of the film.

Now that the family members going all out against the film, it remains to be seen how Bhansali and team would plan their next step.



https://www.digpu.com/entertainment/gangubai-kathiawadi-hits-roadblock

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lathi Charge: A legalised method of police brutality

-
Image
"Every blow on our bodies this afternoon is like a nail driven into the coffin of British imperialism." These were the precise words of Sher-e-Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai when he got brutally " lathi-charged " by the law enforcers of Colonial India while he was protesting against the Simon Commission in October 1928.  Punjab Kesari Lajpat Rai eventually succumbed to his injuries, and his death gave off the spark for vengeance in the heart of numerous Indian revolutionaries. In December 1928, Shahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and his compatriot Shivam Rajguru assassinated the Lahore Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Saunders to avenge the murder of their mentor. "Lathi-Charge" has remained one of the most brutal and sensitive issues for Indians since the bygone days of the Indian National Movement. Thus, even after 75 years of liberation, India and her children continue to writhe under pain brought on by police brutality and paranoia. Both the Indian Penal...
Read more

Recruitment Scams and Paper Leaks in India: How the deserving youth of India is getting smothered under an obsolete system

-
Image
" India is an over populous country. " This statement is hardly news to anyone, but very few of us know that the average age of an Indian is just 29 years old. Hence, India is a fairly young country with a strong demographic dividend. However, the ambitions and dreams of millions of Indians lie stranded despite their ability and competence. Each new year brings fresh new hopes for millions of aspirants. These young people have expressed their strong will by deciding to dedicate the prime of their youth to preparing for numerous government examinations. In a country where social class divisions continue to be a notable phenomenon in determining one's future, Government jobs and recruitments offer the only genuine means for attaining an egalitarian society. Today, even this little scope for upliftment gets marred under the evils of Paper leaks and Recruitment scams. The problem of the youth, in essence, is the problem of the nation, and it is high time we illustrated the gr...
Read more

Supreme Court renders Modi-backed ED Chief's extension “illegal.” Amit Shah and the opposition enter into a war of words

-
Image
On July 11th, the Honourable Supreme Court went against the Modi Government's decision by annulling Enforcement Directorate Chief Sanjay Mishra's extension. The Supreme Court bench rendered Sanjay Mishra's tenure extension illegal because it went against their previous verdict. Sanjay Kumar Mishra's successive extensions got brought to the Court's attention through petitions moved by opposition leaders like Randeep Singh Surjewala, Jaya Thakur, Mahua Moitra, and others. The Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice B. R. Gavai held that Mishra could hold on to his office up to July 31st at most, during which the Modi Government must ensure a “smooth transition in the larger public interest."  The previous judgments by the Supreme Court on the matter Back in 2021, the Modi Government had, via the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, made amendments to the necessary laws to safeguard the extension of the tenure...
Read more