The first critiques and reactions to Gangubai Kathiawadi, the brand new interval drama directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, are streaming in. Lead Alia Bhatt‘s Raazi co-star Vicky Kaushal led the chatter together with his enthusiastic response, shared on social media. A four-star assessment revealed by the Guardian known as it a ‘luxuriously sleazy-sentimental melodrama’.
The movie premiered on the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this month, and was acquired largely positively by the audiences who bought an opportunity to observe it. Several non-professional critiques have been additionally posted on the movie neighborhood website Letterboxd and on Reddit.
Calling the film ‘massive display cinema magic’, Vicky wrote in an Instagram Story, “Absolutely shook by the sheer brilliance on this movie. SLB sir you’re a grasp! And @aliabhatt do not even know what to say about you… Breathtakingly wonderful as Gangu! Hats off.”
Riteish Deshmukh tweeted, “Saw #GangubaiKathiawadi last night!!! Another magical experience.. #SanjayLeelaBhansali is an absolute master storyteller. Every frame in the film has perfection written all over it. @aliaa08 you are gold! You are a fantastic actor but you have outdone yourself as Gangubai.”
The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw wrote, “There is terrific verve and audacity in this picture and some spectacular fantasy-musical setpieces. In fact, it is the streak of schmaltz within the gruesomeness which gives the story its outrageous energy. There is an entertainingly brazen quality to this movie, a brashness and recklessness to go with the mawkishness: it has a storytelling killer instinct.”
A assessment revealed by a Letterboxd consumer learn, “Mostly like a Shyam Benegal movie, like Bhumika, Gangubai is outlined by the boys and sure ladies in her life. But in contrast to, Bhumika it lacks a sure sense of power.” Another user wrote, “There’s an argument that within the function of reworking Gangubai right into a #girlboss determine that a few of the tooth of their story has been misplaced. Yet what’s probably the most spectacular factor in regards to the movie is the way it embraces this over-extravagant sincerity to thrive as a grandiose retelling of a story that so not often will get this form of big-budget retelling. Great casting assists on this.”
Also starring Ajay Devgn, Vijay Raaz, Seema Pahwa and Indira Tiwari, the movie is slated to launch theatrically on February 25.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
