It
is
surely
a
moment
of
rejoicing
for
all
the
fans
of
Alia
Bhatt
out
there
as
the
actress'
much-awaited
movie
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
has
finally
got
a
release
date.
The
movie
that
has
been
directed
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
will
hit
the
theatres
on
February
25,
2022.
The
social
media
handle
of
the
production
house
announced
the
same,
sending
the
fans
into
a
frenzy.
The
movie
was
earlier
supposed
to
be
released
on
January
6,
2022,
but
the
unfortunate
rise
in
the
COVID-19
cases
and
the
Omicron
scare
put
the
release
date
on
hold.
The
movie
marks
Alia
Bhatt's
first
collaboration
with
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
Take
a
look
at
the
post.
The
makers
had
released
a
powerful
teaser
of
the
movie
sometime
back
wherein
Alia
Bhatt
as
Gangubai
was
shown
in
a
fierce
avatar.
The
Student
Of
The
Year
actress
plays
a
fiery
madame
of
a
brothel
who
goes
on
to
joins
politics.
Alia
could
be
seen
minting
some
badass
dialogues
in
the
teaser
and
her
looks
from
the
same
also
created
a
lot
of
buzz
amongst
her
fans.
The
movie
is
touted
to
show
the
actress
in
a
never
seen
before
avatar.
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
is
based
on
one
of
the
chapters
from
author
Hussain
Zaidi's
book,
'Mafia
Queens
Of
Mumbai'
wherein
Alia
Bhatt's
character
is
based
on
Ganga
Harjivandas.
The
movie
will
revolve
around
a
young
woman
whose
life
will
change
overnight
when
she
is
thrown
into
a
web
of
politics,
crime
and
power-play.
However,
she
goes
on
to
become
one
of
the
most
respected
and
powerful
madame
in
the
red
light
area
of
Kamathipura.
The
movie
will
also
be
starring
Ajay
Devgn
in
the
lead
role.
Meanwhile,
Alia
Bhatt
had
wrapped
up
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
in
June
last
year.
The
Humpty
Sharma
Ki
Dulhania
actress
had
left
a
heartwarming
post
after
the
same.
She
had
stated,
"We
started
shooting
Gangubai
on
the
8th
of
December
2019
...
and
we
wrapped
the
film
now
2
years
later!
This
film
and
the
set
have
been
through
two
lockdowns..
two
cyclones..
director
and
actor
getting
covid
during
the
making!!!
The
troubles
the
set
has
faced
is
another
film
altogether!
(sic.)"