Exclusive! Gangubai Kathiawadi’s Alia Bhatt On Casting Backlash: “Director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) Who Is Working For 25 Years Knows Whom To Cast”

The biggest newsmaker this month is without a single doubt Gangubai Kathiawadi that stars Alia Bhatt as the gangster. The movie directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a magnum opus based on a chapter from Hussain Zaidi’s novel Mafia Queens Of Mumbai. The trailer of the movie that released most recently has been welcomed with open arms. But that wasn’t the case when her casting was first announced two years ago.

For the unversed, when Alia Bhatt was announced as Gangubai back in 2019, people had resistance against the decision. Some called it a misfit, some thought she was too young to play such a larger than life dynamic part. Alia joined Koimoi for an exclusive ahead of the release of Gangubai Kathiawadi. The actor spoke about the casting backlash and how she feels the perspective will change. Read on to know more.

Talking about the resistance against her casting, Gangubai Kathiawadi star Alia Bhatt said, “Yeah, people must have suggested casting. But I feel like one should not really get into, somebody who is a director who has been working for 25 years obviously knows whom to cast in their main lead. I was okay with people thinking I was not right for the part because that is their own perspective.”