Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt in the race for Oscars- Reports

Actor Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi was one of the superhit films of 2022. The film went on to cross the 100 crore mark with full glory and was highly appreciated by the fans not only in India but overall. The movie was also premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. After gaining so much recognition and love from the audience, Gangubai Kathiawadi is now set to make an entry at the Oscars, as reported by Pinkvilla.

Reportedly, Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi is in the race for Oscars; however, an official announcement is yet to be made. Apart from this Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial venture, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, as well as SS Rajamouli’s RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, has also been considered for the Oscars.

Interestingly, Gangubai Kathiawadi is not the first film for Sanjay Leela Bhansali that were in the race for the Academy award. In fact, this film is his 10th directorial film after Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Black, Saawariya, Guzaarish, Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Ram Leela and Padmavat.

 

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Meanwhile, Bollywood Bubble gave Gangubai Kathiawadi 3.5 stars. A part of the review read, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali has a unique ability to teleport us into his world of cinematic brilliance and with Gangubai Kathiawadi he does exactly that. Sanjay Leela Bhansali uses his personal magic wand to create and capture each frame magnificently. The larger than life projection of the world is done with utmost honesty and it reflects on screen. The pace of the movie in the first half did seem slow and it takes you a while to warm up to the story, but once in, you are hooked. This is a film where the second half is much stronger the first. While the first half establishes her and her journey, the second half focuses more on the politics of the area.”

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