New Delhi: Congress MLA Amin Patel has filed a petition in Bombay HC to change the name of Alia Bhatt’s upcoming film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ alleging that it misrepresents Kamathipura as a red-light area while showing the Kathiawadi community in poor light.
However, the hearing will take place tomorrow (February 23).
For the unversed, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, also stars Ajay Devgn in a pivotal role.
The period drama has been adapted from one of the chapters of noted author Hussain Zaidi’s book, ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ and features Alia in the lead role of Gangubai, one of the most powerful, loved and respected madams from Kamathipura during the 1960s.
Apart from ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, Alia’s future projects include ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, ‘Darlings’, ‘RRR’ and ‘Brahmastra’.
