Redditor Reviews ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ Post Berlinale 2022, Says Alia Bhatt Brought ‘Swag And Flair’
Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiwadi has our expectations soaring high and as the film nears its release date, the excitement doubles each day. While, we wait for the film to spill its magic on the big screen, the review of the much-awaited film of 2022 from Berlinale is finally out. Offering a mixed bag of review, a Redditor called it ‘one of the better Bollywood movies of 2022.’ Furthermore, the user drew comparisons between Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s successful film Ram Leela and talked about how Alia at times offered flashes of Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak and Ranveer Singh’s characters in the film. That’s interesting!
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Reviewing Alia’s performance as the protagonist Gangubai Kathiawadi, the user praised the actress’ impressive performance and said, “portraying the character’s vulnerability and pain, she also brought some swag and flair to it..at times it did feel watching a child play dress up.” The user also talked about some specific scenes that offered chills, revealing that the film is “one of the better Bollywood releases of 2022 so far.”
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Talking further about Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s world of films, the reviewer also delved inside the set design and said that it was fitting for Kamathipura and wasn’t overly lavish. While as seen in the trailer, this is probably Alia Bhatt’s first attempt at mouthing cuss-words, which was something that her beau Ranbir Kapoor too pointed out, the user said that the film “wasn’t that expletive-laden.”
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Talking about the flaws and loose ends of the narrative, the user talked about the film’s pace, timeline and the idea of casting an older actress could have worked better.
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Well, after this review, we just can’t wait to watch the film and Alia shine on the big screen. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial is slated to release on February 25, 2022. The film also features actors Ajay Devgn, Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Seema Pahwa in pivotal roles.
