The
film
industry
has
been
hit
because
of
the
Coronavirus
lockdown
in
India.
Film
shoots
have
come
to
a
halt,
and
many
releases
have
been
indefinitely
postponed.
Not
just
this,
but
thousands
of
daily
wage
workers
who
work
in
the
industry
are
going
through
a
crisis
of
large
proportions.
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
who
is
currently
busy
with
his
film
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
starring
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
lead,
may
opt
to
demolish
the
film's
set
and
rebuild
it
later,
as
it
is
a
more
economical
alternative
at
this
point.
A
source
informed
Mid-Day,
"In
March,
Bhansali
had
cleared
the
payment
for
the
set
maintenance.
Even
when
the
shutdown
was
announced,
the
team
had
assumed
it
would
delay
the
schedule
only
by
a
month
or
so.
However,
with
the
situation
in
Mumbai
looking
grim,
it
is
unlikely
that
the
shoots
will
resume
soon."
"After
a
round
of
number-crunching,
it
was
seen
that
recreating
the
set
would
probably
be
a
cheaper
alternative
than
keeping
it
standing
in
these
uncertain
circumstances,
as
the
latter
entails
the
daily
rent
that
has
to
be
paid
to
Film
City.
So,
the
team
has
decided
to
have
the
set
razed
to
the
ground," the
source
added.
Bhansali
Productions
and
Pen
India
Limited,
who
are
co-producing
the
film
have
not
confirmed
the
news
yet.
Filming
for
Gangubai
began
on
December
27,
2019,
and
is
scheduled
to
hit
theatres
on
September
11,
2020.
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
is
a
biographical
crime
film
based
on
the
life
of
Gangubai
Kothewali,
a
brothel
owner
in
Maharashtra's
Kamathipura
in
1960s.
The
film
also
stars
Shantanu
Maheshwari
and
Vijay
Raaz.
Alia
unveiled
two
posters
of
the
film
in
January
this
year,
which
piqued
the
curiosity
of
audiences.