Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
arrived
with
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
at
the
box
office
in
2022
against
all
the
odds.
Be
it
experiencing
50%
occupancy
in
the
cinema
halls
to
having
faced
a
protest
the
film
emerged
as
a
blockbuster
of
the
year.
Being
led
by
a
female
lead,
the
film
collected
around
9
Cr.
on
the
very
first
day
in
the
post-pandemic
era
and
crossed
100
Cr.
in
around
2
weeks
of
its
release.
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
is
not
only
a
film
that
did
wonders
at
the
box
office
against
all
odds
but
also
conquered
the
space
of
film
festivals.
After
premiering
at
the
72nd
Berlin
International
Film
Festival
last
year,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
'Gangubai
Kathiawadi'
went
on
to
become
the
first
bonafide
Hindi-language
blockbuster
in
2022.
Starting
the
winning
spree
with
the
68th
Filmfare
awards,
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
booked
the
highest
number
of
nominations
in
16
categories
and
took
home
10
awards
that
include,
Best
Film
(Gangubai
Kathiawadi),
Best
Director
(Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali),
Best
Actor
In
A
Leading
Role
(Female),
(Alia
Bhatt),
Best
Dialogue,
(Prakash
Kapadia,
Utkarshini
Vashishtha),
Best
Background
Score,
(Sanchit
Balhara
and
Ankit
Balhara),
Best
Choreography,
(Kruti
Mahesh
(Dholida-
Gangubai
Kathiawadi),
Best
Cinematography,
(Sudeep
Chatterjee),
Best
Costume
Design,
(Sheetal
Iqbal
Sharma),
Best
Production
Design,
(Subrata
Chakraborty
And
Amit
Ray)
and
the
Special
RD
Burman
Award
for
Upcoming
Music
Talent,
Janhvi
Shrimankar
(Dholida-
Gangubai
Kathiawadi),
Ahead
of
it,
at
the
23rd
IIFA
awards,
the
film
booked
a
phenomenal
triumph
by
winning
5
awards.
At
IIFA
awards,
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
won
awards
for
Best
Actor
in
Leading
Role
(Female)
-
Alia
Bhatt,
Best
Debut
(Male)
-
Shantanu
Maheshwari,
Best
Screenplay,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Utkarshini
Vashishtha,
Best
Dialogue
-
Utkarshini
Vashishtha
and
Prakash
Kapadia
and
Best
Cinematography
-
Sudeep
Chatterjee.
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
paved
its
journey
through
a
lot
of
hurdles
but
successfully
emerged
as
a
national
and
global
blockbuster.
The
film
also
ruled
the
box
office
windows
with
its
massive
collection
of
₹153.69
Cr.
at
the
domestic
box
office
and
₹209.77
Cr.
globally.