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Monochrome Man: Aesthetics over authenticity, and other emotional choices in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi

Gangubai Kathiawadi's costumes do not get care to detail by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in a world he claims he knows. They are all broad strokes, everything painted with one massive brush devoid of historical accuracy or authenticity.

Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Gangubai Kathiawadi makes impressive start at box office

On the second day (26 February), it witnessed a rise in audience footfalls and earned Rs 13.32 crore. And, on Sunday (27 February) alone, the film gathered Rs 15.30 crore which took its total opening weekend collection to Rs 39.20 crore.

After Gangubai Kathiawadi, other real-life characters to look forward to this year

Here are top 5 real-life characters coming to life this year.

Gangubai Kathiawadi could give wind to the sails of change in Bollywood’s hackneyed representation of sex workers

Films like Mandi, Dev.D, Begum Jaan, and Anaarkali of Aarah empowered their women with agency. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming Gangubai Kathiawadi could be the latest addition to this formidable list.

How big will Gangubai Kathiawadi be at the box office, here's what trade experts have to say

To understand if Gangubai Kathiawadi will work on the box office, we got in touch with the leading trade analysts. Here's what they have to say.

Alia Bhatt on navigating Gangubai Kathiawadi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to keep it both entertaining and intense

"Sanjay Leela Bhansali and I have great synergy. Nobody has wanted me to do so well before. I was being pushed to do my best,” says Alia Bhatt about her Gangubai Kathiawadi director.

Want to do front foot characters and mass entertainers now: Alia Bhatt on 10 years in cinema

When Alia Bhatt entered the film industry, the actor said she wanted to balance her acting career and was keen to show her versatility as an actor. (so) I picked up roles that are challenging and less safe, said the actor.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali on completing 25 years in Bollywood: I'm much more in control of my craft now

Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Alia Bhatt's Gangubai Kathiawadi is his most personal film yet. "I spent the first 30 years of my living just one lane away from Kamathipura. Every flavour, colour, and texture that I remembered from my childhood has gone into this film."

Sanjay Leela Bhansali opens up on Gangubai Kathiawadi's warm reception at Berlinale: 'Deeply moved'

"Gangubai Kathiawadi is set in Mumbai of the 1960s, a very specific culture. But the Berlin audience saw the film the way we wanted it to be seen: as a humane, emotional, warm, and funny story of a woman who lived life on her own terms," says Bhansali.

Alia Bhatt to stay out of RRR publicity; here’s why

Alia has only a 10-minute cameo role in RRR whereas she is seen in almost every frame of Gangubai Kathiawadi. She has therefore decided to stay out of the publicity and marketing of RRR.