It was reported that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would resume shooting for his upcoming film Gangubai Kathiawadi in October. Now, according to a leading tabloid, the filmmaker has indeed started the shooting of the Alia Bhatt starrer.
The crew started filming the night sequences which was initially scheduled for March. The film had come to a halt due to the COVID-19 lockdown which put its lavish sets in jeopardy. The tabloid quoted a source that said, “To maintain continuity, Sanjay sir picked up the shoot exactly from where he had left it. Since October 1, Alia and the team have been reporting to the set by 7 pm, and the stint goes on till the wee hours of the morning. Although a part of the grand set had been pulled down ahead of the monsoons, the portion resembling Kamathipura had been left untouched. So, the director has been able to shoot without any hiccup.”
The source further said, “A 50-member team, including the cast, has been hand-picked for this schedule that will see Sanjay sir wrap up Alia's scenes. While television actor Shantanu Maheshwari had filmed his song before the lockdown, the shoot of two more tracks is on the cards."
Gangubai Kathiawadi is adapted from one of the chapters from Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. Alia plays the titular role in the film, a fierce and feisty madam of Kamathipura brothels in the ‘60s.
(Source: Mid-Day)
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