Gangubai Kathiawadi
2022 · Movie · 157 min · ★ 7.5 · 85% critics
After being deceived and forced into a brothel, a young woman refuses to stay powerless. She builds influence through dangerous connections and sharp resolve, rising to lead the very world that once controlled her and fighting for dignity on her own terms.
Based on Mafia Queens of Mumbai
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Details
- Original title
- गंगूबाई काठियावाड़ी
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-02-24
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (192 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a tough, women-led rise-to-power drama with bold moments and big emotions, in the vein of Bandit Queen; Not for you if you need a tightly paced, fully grounded true-story feel.
Pros: powerful lead performance; striking sets and costumes; impactful dialogues | Cons: uneven emotional pull; disconnected storytelling; long and slow second half
Themes
- based on novel or book
- biography
Cast & crew
Alia Bhatt
as Gangubai Kathiawadi
Ajay Devgn
as Rahim Lala
Shantanu Maheshwari
as Afshan Badr-Razzaq
Indira Tiwari
as Kamli
Seema Pahwa
as Sheila Masi
Vijay Raaz
as Raziabai
Jim Sarbh
as Amin Fezi
Chhaya Kadam
as Rashmibai
- AK
Anmol Kajani
as Birju
Rahul Vohra
as PM Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali