Gangubai Kathiawadi Box Office Day 3: Alia Bhatt-starrer witnesses extraordinary weekend

Gangubai Kathiawadi: Ganga (Alia Bhatt), a young girl from Gujarat who aspires to be a Bollywood actress, lands up in a brothel in Mumbai’s Kamathipura after she’s betrayed by her boyfriend and sold off. She becomes the president of the red light area and vows to fight for the rights of the sex workers.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Gangubai Kathiawadi featuring Alia Bhatt released on February 25
• Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film is performing well at the box office
• It is based on a chapter from writer S Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai

After several controversies and delays, Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi was finally released in theatres on February 25. The film, for the unversed, is based on the story of a maiden sold by a suitor into prostitution and how she became a prominent and celebrated figure in the underworld and Kamathipua red-light district. Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus, that opened with a good response at the Indian box office, maintained its charm during the weekend. According to the BOI report, “Gangubai Kathiawadi will have an excellent Sunday in the range of 15 crore net as Gujarat, UP and MP show growth in the 40-50% range and maybe even more.”

“The film had a good opening day in mass led pockets for a female-led film and consolidated on Saturday and Sunday has gone up strongly. The growth in the bigger centers will be 10-15% which is also pretty good for a Sunday and overall it will be a 20% gain on Sunday. The Nizam / Andhra circuit will do 2.60-2.70 crore nett in Hindi which is a very big number considering a huge Telugu release that has done well over the weekend. It will be standout collection for the film as per circuits go. Mumbai will finish with around 12.50-13 crore nett which also good though Delhi / UP could have done better as it will finish at around 6 crore nett,” the report added.

The story of the film is about Gangubai Harjivandas, popularly known as Gangubai Kothewali, whose life has been documented in S. Hussain Zaidi’s book ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai.’

Gangu, a young girl from Gujarat who aspires to be a Bollywood actress, lands up in a brothel in Mumbai’s Kamathipura after she’s betrayed by her boyfriend and sold off. She becomes the president of the red light area and vows to fight for the rights of the sex workers. She even goes on to meet the Prime Minister for the same.

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ also stars Ajay Devgn, Vijay Raaz, and Seema Pahwa.

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