Alia Bhatt to start shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi from THIS date

The unlock 1.0 phase has begun in Maharashtra and other states and we are expecting the filmmakers to start the production and post-production work of their ventures. Among the anticipated films, Alia Bhatt's Gangubai Kathiawadi will be one of the first projects to start the shooting. Talking about the details of the shooting, a source closed to the film told Koimoi.com that Gangubai Kathiawadi will go on floors by end of July month. "A large set of Kamathipura has been built in Mumbai's Filmcity and contrary to rumours it hasn't been dismantled. Only a few props and other materials that were used during the shoot were sent back to manage its growing rents. In fact, they have now completely covered the set to protect it from the rain, and will be using the same location to shoot the remaining of the portions," said the source.

The makers have already completed the 70 per cent shooting of the film and will complete once the filming resumes. "The film is made for the theatre-going audience and Sanjay and team want to release it as soon as possible. They are presently working out a plan for the shoot and are aiming to resume by July end. Being the perfectionist that Sanjay is, he has utilized this lockdown time to prep for the remainder of the shoot," added the source.

Talking about the film, it will be based on Mafia Queens of Mumbai, which is written by journalist Hussain Zaidi. Gangubai Kothewali was the owner of a brothel in Kamathipura (Mumbai area) and a powerful woman in the 60s. Apart from running a brothel, she used to peddle drug and order for murders. The reports also suggest that she owned a swanky black Bently in 1960s. If you'd recall, the director had registered the title Gangubai with the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) earlier.

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