Actor Movie Update: "Gangubai": Alia Bhatt film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali goes on floors; actor calls it "gift from Santa"

Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram page and announced that her forthcoming film, 'Gangubai' directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali has gone on floors.

'Gangubai': Alia Bhatt's film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali goes on floors; actor calls it 'gift from Santa'

After Inshallah got shelved, Sanjay Leela Bhansali offered Alia Bhatt a replacement film titled Gangubai. For the uninitiated, the movie may be a biopic supported the lifetime of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a brothel owner and matriarch. The film is tailored from the book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai written by Hussain Zaidi. The announcement was made by SLB's Twitter page with a caption, "A name you've heard, a story you haven't. Directed by #SanjayLeelaBhansali starring @aliaa08 in and as #GangubaiKathiawadi Bhansali Productions and @PenMovies bring you this powerful story on 11th Sept, 2020!"

Now, Alia took to her Instagram page and shared a photograph of the vanity van during which Gangubai is written. this suggests the actor has finally kickstarted the shoot of her forthcoming film helmed by Bhansali. Alia captioned the photo stating, "Look what Santa gave me this year"

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Look what Santa gave me this year 📽❤️

A post shared by Alia ☀️ (@aliaabhatt) on Dec 27, 2019 at 3:50am PST

Earlier it had been reported that Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been considered to play the titular role in Gangubai. Confirming an equivalent, SLB told earlier, "I love the story, it’s been with me for long and I’m keen to form the film. Priyanka and that i are in talks."

While talking about the male lead, it had been rumoured that Ajay Devgn is being considered for it. A source told Bollywood Hungama, "Last week, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Leela Bhansali met at Anand Pandit’s Diwali party and chatted for hours. They trapped on tons of stuff and that’s when SLB also invited him over to his office. Ajay dropped during a few days then and that they had a gathering for quite a few of hours. Bhansali offered him two scripts – a biopic and therefore the other fictional, a romance, which is claimed to be Baiju Bawra. In Baiju Bawra the actor was offered the role of Tansen. Ajay liked his role in Gangubai as it’s an intense character – a mobster with a golden heart who teaches Gangubai the tricks of the trade and falls crazy together with her."

Gangubai is releasing on 9/11, 2020.




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