Before we begin talking about Gangubai Kathiawadi, we would like to eat humble pie. Alia Bhatt has the gumption to take on a role that few (including yours truly) would consider her to be the obvious choice for - and the acting chops to pull it off.
After Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali spins yet another larger-than-life tale based on a real story with plenty of grim. Gangubai Kathiawadi is a fictionalised, yet true-in-spirit version of a powerful tale, and it has Bhansali's stamp all over it - he is the director, the producer, the editor, a screenplay write....