Ever
since
the
trailer
of
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
upcoming
period
drama
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
dropped
online,
fans
are
in
awe
of
Alia
Bhatt
who
plays
the
role
of
a
fiesty
brothel
madam
in
the
film.
In
her
recent
conversation
with
a
leading
tabloid,
the
actress
recalled
her
first
reaction
when
the
filmmaker
offered
her
this
film.
She
told
Mid-day
that
she
had
self
doubt
when
Bhansali
offered
her
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
as
she
didn't
expect
a
film
of
that
nature
to
come
her
way.
She
revealed
that
till
that
point,
she
hadn't
read
the
book
(Hussain
Zaidi's
Mafia
Queens
of
Mumbai)
or
was
aware
of
Gangubai's
story.
Mid-day
quoted
Alia
as
saying,
"I
was
scared.
I
was
meant
to
do
a
love
story
with
sir
[Inshallah
starring
Salman
Khan
was
called
off].
Till
that
point,
I
hadn't
read
the
book
[Mafia
Queens
of
Mumbai]
or
known
the
story
of
Gangubai.
I
didn't
expect
a
film
of
this
nature
at
all.
So,
when
I
heard
the
narration,
I
asked
sir
everything
I
feared:
Do
you
think
I
can
do
this?
Don't
you
think
I
am
a
little
young?
He
said,
'I
will
make
you
do
it.'"
She
continued,
"It
was
then
I
told
myself
that
there
should
be
no
scope
of
doubt
in
my
head
when
a
film
like
this
comes
my
way.
I
had
self-doubt.
So,
I
put
in
all
the
extra
effort
I
could.
But
in
this
case,
doubt
was
the
key
to
knowledge,
which
made
me
explore
the
extremes
of
what
I
can
do
with
this
part."
Calling
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
an
opportunity
of
a
lifetime,
Alia
told
the
tabloid
that
she
lived
in
Gangubai's
world
for
two
years
and
recalled
landing
up
at
Bhansali's
office
to
watch
the
film's
visuals
even
after
wrapping
up
the
film's
shoot.
The
actress
said
that
she
always
wanted
to
work
with
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
since
she
was
nine
and
shared
that
she
has
never
been
consumed
by
a
character
like
the
one
in
this
film.
Spearheaded
by
Alia
Bhatt,
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
also
features
Seeha
Pahwa,
Vijay
Raaz
and
Jim
Sarbh
in
pivotal
role
and
has
Ajay
Devgn
making
a
guest
appearance.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
on
February
25.