Sanjay Leela Bhansali tests positive for COVID-19, Alia Bhatt quarantines herself

New Delhi: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali tested positive for COVID-19. The director was shooting Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi in Mumbai’s Goregaon Film City.

Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt has quarantined herself.

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ marks the reunion between Devgn and Bhansali after a period of 22 years. Their earlier outing was the iconic ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. The 1999 film featured Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, and Devgn in the lead role.

The film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ features Alia Bhatt as the protagonist.

 

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Based on the book ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ written by S Hussain Zaidi, the film showcases the rise of a girl named Gangubai Kothewali, a brothel owner and matriarch from Kathiawad who had no choice but to embrace the ways of destiny and swing it in her favour.

The project, which marks the first collaboration between Bhansali and Alia, will also see Bhansali Productions collaborating with Jayantilal Gada’s Pen India Limited. The movie is scheduled to hit the big screens on July 30, 2021.