The
Supreme
Court
has
suggested
that
Filmmaker
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
change
the
name
of
his
new
movie
Gangubai
Kathiawadi.
The
Alia
Bhatt-starrer
is
all
set
to
release
this
Friday
(February
25).
The
court
has
made
the
suggestion
after
taking
into
consideration
several
cases
pending
before
courts
seeking
to
halt
its
release.
The
lawyer
representing
Bhansali
Productions,
Siddhartha
Dave,
has
informed
the
top
court
on
February
23
that
he
will
seek
instructions
from
his
client
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
about
the
suggestion.
Meanwhile,
the
Supreme
Court
will
continue
hearing
the
matter
today
(February
24).
For
the
uninitiated,
there
are
several
cases
filed
against
the
controversial
film
seeking
the
stalling
of
its
release.
Gangubai
Kathaiwadi
is
based
on
the
real-life
story
of
a
sex
worker
who
rose
to
political
prominence
in
the
neighbourhood
of
Kamathipura
in
Mumbai.
One
of
the
cases
filed
is
by
Babu
Ravji
Shah,
the
real
Gangubai's
adopted
son.
Sanjay’s
film
is
adapted
from
Hussain
Zaidi's
book
Mafia
Queens
of
Mumbai
and
stars
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
titular
role.
Meanwhile,
the
Bombay
High
Court
has
scrapped
three
petitions
that
were
filed
for
the
deletion
of
the
words
'Kamathipura',
'Kathiawadi'
and
'China'
from
the
film.
Meanwhile,
Babu
Ravji
Shah
has
challenged
an
order
from
the
Bombay
High
Court
as
it
refused
to
stay
the
release
of
the
film.
Recently,
Alia
Bhatt
commented
about
the
controversies
surrounding
the
film
and
told
news
agency
ANI
that
they
don't
faze
her.
The
actress
said,
"Neither
any
controversy
nor
any
comment
bothers
me.
I
don't
think
anything
bothers
me
beyond
a
point.
Of
course,
I
feel
like
there's
a
certain
novelty
that
just
a
part
of
a
film
holds...whether
the
film
is
a
good
film
or
a
bad
film
..that
doesn't
matter.
The
audience
makes
their
final
decision
only
after
watching
the
film..
nothing
that
happens
before
or
after
can
really
change
the
fate.”