Indian auteur Sanjay Leela Bhansali has told stories of the underrepresented in several of his works and his latest film, “Gangubai Kathiawadi,” for which Oscar and BAFTA campaigns are …
,” for which Oscar and BAFTA campaigns are running, is an addition to that canon.
“Audiences are ready hear these stories because they are unusual. In the process to survive, [the characters] continue the search for goodness and their search for god. I understand their suffering, I understand what they go through. When mainstream actors come around and play these characters, it reaches a larger audience and the idea of getting these stories reach to wider audience gets fulfilled,” Bhansali added.
“I admired how Gangubai lived her life for other people in a very spirited way. The fact that such a hero existed in Kamathipura who fought for the rights of the sex workers motivated me to want to get this film made,” said Bhansali. “I felt close to Gangubai as she reminded me of all the women I used to pass by everyday while going to school. The vivid memories of these painted faces calling out to customers still lingers in my mind to this date.
“Making such an intimate film did pose its challenges. We had plenty of scenes taking place in small craggy rooms where you don’t have scale to play around with. That is when I relied a lot on performance,” Bhansali added.
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