Berlinale 2022

Gangubai Kathiawadi first impression: Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial is worth every pandemic-fatigued film lover's salt

Alia as Gangubai soaks it all in with so much conviction, lugging this tremendous burden of portraying a brothel madam turned gangster placed on her back with consummate grace.

Berlinale 2022: Anonymous filmmakers document oppressed life under military regime in Myanmar Diaries

Myanmar Diaries is a heartbreaking portrayal of a country and its population slowly being brutalised to death by the military junta and usurped by the prison system in the country

Berlinale 2022: Both Sides of the Blade captures your attention, but doesn’t go far enough to convince you

Berlinale 2022: Auteur Denis’s latest outing brushes up the age-old conundrum of infidelity while still living in a fulfilling partnership for the digital age.

Berlinale 2022: Emma Thomson's Good luck to you, Leo Grande is a searing, emphatic nod to sexual freedom

Emma Thompson plays Nancy, a no-nonsense retired teacher, who hires a young sex worker Daryl McCormackto to forge deeper connections with her body

Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Gangubai Kathiawadi going to Berlinale: Never felt this enthusiasm since Devdas went to Cannes

"I don’t know why our mainstream films are not sent to international film festivals. Gangubai Kathiawadi is a celebration of mainstream cinema. It is dark yet flamboyant. It is my most restrained work to date," says Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi heading to Berlinale 2022 for world premiere

Gangubai Kathiawadi is a crime-drama, adapted from one of the chapters of noted author Hussain Zaidi's book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai. After the 2019 musical drama Gully Boy, the upcoming film marks Bhatt's second outing at the Berlinale.