Maharashtra
Congress
MLA
Amin
Patel
on
Monday
(March
8)
demanded
that
the
title
of
Alia
Bhatt-starrer
film,
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
be
changed.
He
claimed
that
the
title
maligns
the
name
of
Kathiawad
city.
Directed
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
the
film
follows
Gangubai,
one
of
the
most
powerful,
loved
and
respected
madams
from
Kamathipura.
The
film
set
in
Mumbai
during
the
1960s,
is
all
set
to
capture
the
life
of
the
sex
workers
in
Kamathipura.
The
film
is
based
on
one
of
the
chapters
of
noted
author
Hussain
Zaidi's
book
Mafia
Queens
of
Mumbai.
Alia
Bhatt
will
be
seen
playing
the
mafia
queen
Gangubai,
who
bows
neither
to
any
pimp
nor
to
any
politician.
MLA
Amin
Patel,
who
represents
the
Mumbadevi
constituency
in
south
Mumbai,
told
the
state
Assembly
that
Kamathipura
area
has
undergone
changes.
"It
is
not
the
same
like
it
was
in
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," he
added.
Patel
urged
the
ally
state
government
led
by
Shiv
Sena
to
intervene
in
the
matter.
This
is
not
the
first
time
politicians
have
opposed
film
titles
and
demanded
changes.
Earlier,
titles
of
films
like
Padmaavat,
Judgemental
Hai
Kya,
Laxmii
and
others
have
also
been
changed.
Notably,
the
film
is
also
making
headlines
as
director
and
producer
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
Meanwhile,
Alia
Bhatt
who
has
been
busy
promoting
the
film
has
quarantined
herself
and
also
undergone
a
COVID-19
test.
Indian
Express
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"SLB
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19,
and
he
is
under
self-quarantine,
Alia
too
has
quarantined
herself
since
SLB
and
Ranbir
(her
beau
Ranbir
Kapoor)
both
have
tested
positive.
Everybody
who
has
come
in
contact
with
Sanjay
have
taken
the
test."
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
is
all
set
to
release
in
theatres
on
July
30,
2021.