Sanjay Leela In Hot Water Again Due To ‘Gangubai’ Movie
The movie is based on a real-life story of a brothel owner of the same name and a case has been registered against Sanjay Leela
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is in trouble once again as he is facing legal charges for his upcoming film called ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’.
This movie is based on a real-life story of a brothel owner sharing the same name as the movie and a legal case has been registered against the filmmaker, Alia Bhatt, and Bhansali Productions by Gangubai’s son, Babuji Rawji Shah.
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Babuji Rawji Shah, who is the son of Gangubai Rawji, has filed a case against Sanjay Leela for his movie Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Shah registered a complaint against the film’s lead star Alia Bhatt for alleged misrepresentation, as reported in Hindustan Times.
He also lodged a complaint against the author Hussain Zaidi, who wrote the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai, based on Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Shah feels that certain excerpts in the book are defamatory and even infringe his privacy. Hence, he has demanded that the film shooting be halted.
He also claims that ever since the movie has been in talks, he’s being harassed by the locals, and such was the case with his relatives as well.
He’s being labeled as one ‘coming from a family of prostitutes’ and facing a lot of harassment while he even fractured his leg because of violence against him.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has faced legal court cases and criticism previously when the activists of a Rajput fringe group attacked the sets of his blockbuster movie ‘Padmavati’.
A group of miscreants forcefully stopped the shoot, vandalized Jaigarh Fort sets, and also assaulted the filmmaker alleging that he was “distorting historical facts”.
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Another movie of Sanjay called ‘Ram Leela’ which was released in 2013, was also highly criticized for offending the religious sentiments of people.
‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ was scheduled to release on September 11, 2020, but it got postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The film’s story revolves around Gangubai becoming the ‘Madam of Kamathipura’ which is Mumbai’s red-light area.
