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Gangubai Kathiawadi
2022
· Movie
· 157 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #290
- IMDb #610
- Google retired #2290
- Letterboxd #733
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #960
- Kinopoisk #826
+1 more
- Trakt #712
Every rating
77–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 77, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young woman from a respectable family is tricked and sold into a brothel in Kamathipura, Mumbai. Instead of being broken, she rises through the ranks to become the area's most powerful madam, known as Gangubai. Using her influence, she becomes an unlikely advocate for the rights and dignity of sex workers, fighting against injustice and confronting powerful political figures to bring about social change.
Details
- Director
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Based on
- a work by Hussain Zaidi
- Studio
- Bhansali Productions, Pen Studios
- Released
- 24 February 2022
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $25.3M
- Awards
- 28 wins, 41 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 69 →5 major awards won · 28 wins from 69 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Dialogue | Prakash Kapadia, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Male Debut | Shantanu Maheshwari | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Film | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Vijay Raaz | Nominee |
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
12 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Prakash Kapadia, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Winner |
| Best Male Debut | Shantanu Maheshwari | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | A. M. Turaz for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Story | Hussain Zaidi, Jane Borges | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Vijay Raaz | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
17 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Subrata Chakraborty, Amit Ray | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Kruti Mahesh for “Dholida” | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sheetal Sharma | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Utkarshini Vashishtha, Prakash Kapadia | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Film | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Sanal George | Winner |
| R. D. Burman Award | Janhvi Shrimankar for “Dholida” | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Janhvi Shrimankar for “Dholida” | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | A. M. Turaz for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Male Debut | Shantanu Maheshwari | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Nominee |
National Film Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt (tied with Kriti Sanon for Mimi ) | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Preetishsheel Singh D'Souza | Winner |
| Best Screenplay (Adapted) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Winner |
| Best Screenplay (Dialogue) | Utkarshini Vashishtha, Prakash Kapadia | Winner |
Zee Cine Awards
11 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress (Critics) | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sheetal Sharma | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Prakash Kapadia, Utkarshini Vashishtha | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Subrata Chakraborty, Amit Ray | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| Best Film (Critics) | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | A. M. Turaz for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
Mirchi Music Awards
14 nominations, 2 won
| Female Vocalist of The Year | Shreya Ghoshal for “Jab Saiyaan” | Winner |
| Music Composer of The Year | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Album of The Year | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| Album of The Year (Listeners' Choice) | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| Best Background Music Score | Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara | Nominee |
| Best Song Engineer - Recording & Mixing | Tanay Gajjar, Kunal Dabholkar for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Song Producer - Programming & Arranging | Shail Hada for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Best Song Producer - Programming & Arranging | Shail Hada for “Dholida” | Nominee |
| Female Vocalist of The Year | Neeti Mohan for “Meri Jaan” | Nominee |
| Female Vocalist of The Year | Janhvi Shrimankar for “Dholida” | Nominee |
| Lyricist of The Year | A. M. Turaz for “Jab Saiyaan” | Nominee |
| Song of The Year | "Jab Saiyaan" | Nominee |
| Song of The Year | "Dholida" | Nominee |
| Song of The Year (Listeners' Choice) | "Dholida" | Nominee |
Reel Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Debut | Shantanu Maheshwari | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Neeti Mohan for “Meri Jaan” | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |
| Best Music | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Vijay Raaz | Nominee |
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Nominee |