Gangubai Kathiawadi Review: Alia Bhatt as Prostitute Owns the Show
When her suitor brings her to Mumbai, alia bhatt plays ganga AKA Gangu, who is deprived of her innocence and dreams. Gangu, who is forced into the flesh trade, swiftly understands the reality of her harsh new environment and learns to manipulate it to her advantage. Bhansali begins by setting up this world and its harsh reality. We see tight rooms, big kothas but constrained sleeping quarters, and narrow passageways that provide a bird's eye view of the small but crowded world of sex workers.
Bhansali and his writers begin to record Gangu's rise just a few minutes after introducing us to this planet. Despite its flaws, the film's first half keeps us engrossed in Gangu's trip as Bhansali uses his scenes to create a visual imagery. Bhansali's imagination runs in all ways before coming to make each scene more authentic than the last, from Gangu getting ready for her day's work to resting in a hospital bed to women dressing up a dead mother.
above important, her consistent dialect, once again gives an outstanding performance. In moments of helplessness or heartbreak, her eyes speak a thousand thoughts racing through her mind. shruti Mahajan's casting is quite accurate. Gangu's best friend Kamli, played by the great Indira Tiwari, is part of an excellent supporting ensemble that includes Vijay Raaz and Jim Sarbh.
The crisp writing of Gangubai Kathiwadi begins to lose steam halfway through, but the compelling second half gets it back on track. The second half of the film is better than the first, with more punchy conversations, humour, and lighthearted moments woven into the storey. As dialogue writers, Prakash Kapadia and Utkarshini Vashishtha knocked it out of the park. There is little doubt that biopics will have a beginning, middle, and finale. Gangubai Kathiawadi follows this linear storytelling and sets the stage for Gangu to shine and achieve her ultimate goal of improving Kamathipura ladies.
Bhansali and his writers begin to record Gangu's rise just a few minutes after introducing us to this planet. Despite its flaws, the film's first half keeps us engrossed in Gangu's trip as Bhansali uses his scenes to create a visual imagery. Bhansali's imagination runs in all ways before coming to make each scene more authentic than the last, from Gangu getting ready for her day's work to resting in a hospital bed to women dressing up a dead mother.
above important, her consistent dialect, once again gives an outstanding performance. In moments of helplessness or heartbreak, her eyes speak a thousand thoughts racing through her mind. shruti Mahajan's casting is quite accurate. Gangu's best friend Kamli, played by the great Indira Tiwari, is part of an excellent supporting ensemble that includes Vijay Raaz and Jim Sarbh.
The crisp writing of Gangubai Kathiwadi begins to lose steam halfway through, but the compelling second half gets it back on track. The second half of the film is better than the first, with more punchy conversations, humour, and lighthearted moments woven into the storey. As dialogue writers, Prakash Kapadia and Utkarshini Vashishtha knocked it out of the park. There is little doubt that biopics will have a beginning, middle, and finale. Gangubai Kathiawadi follows this linear storytelling and sets the stage for Gangu to shine and achieve her ultimate goal of improving Kamathipura ladies.