Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi has got to be one of the most anticipated films of 2021. However, like with other SLB projects, this too has faced its own share of controversy. Now, a Maharashtra Congress MLA called Amin Patel has demanded that the title of the movie should be changed as it supposedly maligns the name of Kathiawad city. For the uninitiated, Gangubai Kathiawadi tells the tale of Gangubai who was one of the most powerful madams that Kamathipura has ever seen.
“It is not the same as it was in the 1950s. Women there are excelling in different professions. The film’s title also maligns the name of Kathiawad city. The name of the film should be changed,” Patel said, stating that Mumbai’s famous red light district, Kamathipura, has undergone myriad changes in the past few years.
The Alia Bhatt starrer is set to hit theatres on the 30th of July this year and is based on Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai.