The double digit box office opening of Alia Bhatt starrer Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is that much desired sliver of hope everyone’s been waiting for. While there was never no doubt about Bhansali weaving his magic, it is the lead star Alia Bhatt who has stunned the viewers.
This great response for a female centric, non holiday film shows that the audience is ready to welcome the upcoming tentpole titles with a big and open heart. The space for skepticism has narrowed down to a point where movie makers and goers can now take a deep sigh of relief.
For a multitude of big titles like ‘Radhe Shyam’, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’, ‘RRR’, ‘KGF: Chapter 2’. ‘Jersey’, ‘Attack’ and more lined up, the path ahead looks way more clear. With covid situation in control, the numbers at the box office are bound to improve in coming weeks as some of the most anticipated pan India movies of current times like Rajamouli’s multi starrer ’RRR’ and Yash’s ‘KGF’ sequel come out.
‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’s’ tremendous success is not just a financial one but it also proves that there’s much more Bollywood has to offer. It effectively pauses (if not stops altogether) the arguments that have been doing rounds against the Hindi film industry for quite a while now.
It’s also a massive personal achievement for Alia herself who has often been subjected to criticism for more than one reasons and nepotism being one of them. But Alia has proven her mettle yet again and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that she and her film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ are the latest big guns of Bollywood.