Tuesday, February 3, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

Alia Bhatt celebrates 3 years of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 25 Feb, 2025 11:41 AM
  • Alia Bhatt celebrates 3 years of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Who can forget Alia Bhatt's powerful performance as Gangubai Kathiawadi? It has been three years since the Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial reached the cinema halls on February 25, 2022.

Celebrating the milestone, Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram stories and dropped a couple of sketches of her iconic character from "Gangubai Kathiawadi", along with the caption, "#3YearsOfGangubaiKathiawadi".

Gangubai Kathiawadi is a cinematic adaptation of the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by S. Hussain Zaidi which tells the story of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a simple girl from Kathiawad who is forced into prostitution and later rises to become a madam and an influential figure in Bombay's red-light area.

The film also stars Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari, Seema Pahwa, Jim Sarbh, and Ajay Devgn in significant roles, along with others.

"Gangubai Kathiawadi" received various accolades, including Alia Bhatt bagging the 'Best Actress' at the 69th National Film Awards.

Up next, Alia Bhatt has once again joined forces with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his next, "Love And War", alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal.

As filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali turned 62 on February 24, Alia Bhatt, took to her Instagram and penned a special birthday post for the maker. She shared two pictures on social media. The first pic featured Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali posing together while a big chocolate cake was kept on the table. This was followed by a click of Vicky Kaushal cutting a cake for the success of his latest release, “Chhaava”.

Alia Bhatt also penned a note that read, “A quick break from night shoots to celebrate our director… happy birthday magician sir (and happy 3 to our Gangu too) and lastly, many many cheers and claps for @vickykaushal09 absolutely smashing the box office with chhaava!!! Chalo abhi party over … back to shoot.”

 

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Don't go for fluff, work for passion, advises Manisha Koirala

Don't go for fluff, work for passion, advises Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala was interacting on the sidelines of a media event when asked about tips for newcomers entering the arena of entertainment. She said: “I have always said it, don’t go for the fluff, if you really passionately love acting, love cinema, love any technical aspect of it, just go for it.”

Don't go for fluff, work for passion, advises Manisha Koirala

Riteish-starrer 'Pill' trailer drops; actor plays man out to expose dark side of pharma industry

Riteish-starrer 'Pill' trailer drops; actor plays man out to expose dark side of pharma industry
The makers of Riteish Deshmukh's debut series 'Pill', which is based on the pharmaceutical industry, unveiled the trailer on Thursday. The actor described being part of the journey as enlightening.

Riteish-starrer 'Pill' trailer drops; actor plays man out to expose dark side of pharma industry

Kareena reveals her favourite group chat ‘with all juice’, relates Saif to ‘rolling eyes’ emojis

Kareena reveals her favourite group chat ‘with all juice’, relates Saif to ‘rolling eyes’ emojis
Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan on Wednesday spilled the beans about her favourite mobile chatting group with her girlfriends and said that it has all the juice. Kareena, who has joined WhatsApp channels, on Instagram shared a video answering questions. The actress was asked about her favourite chat group.

Kareena reveals her favourite group chat ‘with all juice’, relates Saif to ‘rolling eyes’ emojis

Sonu Nigam on 'Maharaj' track: 'Singing for Junaid Khan's debut made it more memorable'

Sonu Nigam on 'Maharaj' track: 'Singing for Junaid Khan's debut made it more memorable'
Singer Sonu Nigam, who lent his voice to the devotional song 'Achutham Keshavam' for the movie 'Maharaj', shared that singing for Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan's son Junaid's debut film made it more memorable. Directed by Siddharth P Malhotra, the 'Maharaj' stars debutante Junaid Khan alongside Jaideep Ahlawat, Shalini Pandey, and Sharvari.

Sonu Nigam on 'Maharaj' track: 'Singing for Junaid Khan's debut made it more memorable'

Tracks that got Sonakshi-Zaheer and their celebrity guests grooving all night

Tracks that got Sonakshi-Zaheer and their celebrity guests grooving all night
Newlyweds Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal, who tied the knot on Sunday night in an intimate ceremony, delighted guests with their dance performances at their star-studded reception. The couple danced to popular songs such as 'Tere Mast Mast Do Nain', 'Chikni Kamar', 'Chaiyya Chaiyya', and 'Afreen'.

Tracks that got Sonakshi-Zaheer and their celebrity guests grooving all night

'Chacha-bhatija’ Anil, Arjun Kapoor to shake a leg on ‘Bigg Boss OTT 3’ grand premiere

'Chacha-bhatija’ Anil, Arjun Kapoor to shake a leg on ‘Bigg Boss OTT 3’ grand premiere
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor along with his actor-nephew Arjun Kapoor will be seen setting the ‘Bigg Boss OTT 3’ stage on fire at the grand premiere, which is set to take place on Friday evening. Sources told IANS that the two will be seen dancing on the track “Chokra Jawaan” from the 2012 film “Ishaqzaade”, which marked Arjun’s debut in Hindi cinema as an actor.

'Chacha-bhatija’ Anil, Arjun Kapoor to shake a leg on ‘Bigg Boss OTT 3’ grand premiere