Gangubai Kathiawadi review and box office- released on Netflix - Page 51

Originally posted by: Billi_Bangalan

Oh did they already deal it out with netflix?

Yeah I read an article online saying so, hope it's true haha.

the transformation....I found alia looking different in jhumreh gori song than dholidha...makeup artist did good job

Watched the film yesterday. I had kept my expectations low knowing that SLB's films are known for grandeur rather than story and that online hype wouldn't necessarily mean that I would enjoy the film. However, I still managed to come out disappointed. I have distant memories of Bhansali's last outings BM, and I have seen Padmaavat in only bits and pieces on YT. For me GanguBai didn't do anything more or less than those films. Great visuals, decent to good/great acting, a few grandly picturized but often jarringly placed song numbers, and a very very uninspiring screenplay.

Like everyone else I am not too convinced about even Alia's performance. But I blame SLB more for it than Alia. The fact that GanguBai is deified so much in the film stopped me from completely investing in the story.

There are next to no high tension moments in the movie, probably except the Ganga bits maybe. Everything is too convenient for her: she wins over the girls in the brothel in a jiffy, she holds a movie screening and voila she is the new president of Kamathipura, she makes one visit to a famous gangster and suddenly she becomes his mooh boli behen and business partner.

Also SLB's GanguBai is an angel who can do no wrong: I haven't read Hussein Zaidi's book so I can't comment on how much it sticks to the source material. But I had a hard time digesting that an influential brothel madam would be so kind to young girls at her brothel that she sends them back to their homes so frequently, and in one instance is willing to marry off her lover to one of them.

Another reason I had a hard time fully buying into Alia's performance is that she doesn't seem to fit into her surrounding. Yeah yeah I get it this is a Bollywood movie and that too an SLB film. The heroine HAS to stand out among the other girls. But yet, Alia, with her paper white skin, even whiter saree and perfect makeup was too visually disruptive in the film's setting. It's hard to believe that the harsh environment of Kamathipura had no effect on her face: the gruesome scars that the rowdy customer gives her also magically vanish without a trace all too quickly.

Most of the side characters, both enemies and allies drop in and out of the screenplay without leaving much impact. I only liked Seema Pawa out of the entire bunch, probably because she was the only one who was some kind of competition to GanguBai and instrumental in her transformation from Ganga to Gangu. The moment she died the film and screenplay became boring and tedious to me. The love story between Afshan and Gangu did not leave much of an impact on me, and RaziaBai/Lala , although skillfully played by Vijay Raaz and Ajay Devgn, felt very much like cardboard characters. Special mention to Kamli though, who as Gangu's long time best friend, made an endearing presence, as did some of the more minor characters from the brothel.

Having said all this, credit where it's due. The film is doing great numbers at the box office and has sort of revived Bollywood after the pandemic. And a lot of credit for this must be given to Alia. She has made it clear with GanguBai that she has genuine star power and a great connect with the general public. And while I am mostly skeptical about her performance, I did think she did very well in some scenes. My favourite parts were the very beginning and her childlike excitement about the prospect of becoming a heroine and her interactions with Ramnik. Also very well acted was her meeting with the PM and the way she presents her case for the legalization of prostitution in the country.

https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1500779949438898177?t=clyn8xwpCpUjdMV57fwGYg&s=19

Gangubai Kathiawadi Second Monday Business

Wednesday 08 March 2022 12.30 ISTBox Office India Trade Network

Gangubai Kathiawadi maintained its good run as it collected 3.25-3.50 crore nett on its second Monday to take its overall total to 92 crore nett. The second week collections are now over 25 crore nett and it will easily go over the 30 crore nett mark.

It will joining the 40 odd films to go over 30 crore nett in week two and be the second one to go over 30 crore nett post the pandemic after Sooryavanshi. the film is also on course to beat the numbers of Sooryavanshi in Mysore making it the top grosser there post the pandemic.

The lifetime business of the film will depend on the third week when there will be the release of bilingual Radhe Shyam, The Kashmir Files and two dubbed South films are expected. It is Radhe Shyam which will be the main competition and the market expects good numbers but box office never cares for expectations so it remains to be seen how this film affects Gangubai Kathiawadi. The business of Gangubai Kathiawadi till date is as follows.

Week One - 66,72,00,000

Friday - 4,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 9,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

Second Week - 25,25,00,000 (4 days)

TOTAL - 91,97,00,000 apprx

This twitter thread is the best review of Gangubai 😀

https://twitter.com/Chamaaila/status/1501447481552367617?t=dLg6sXXnlMzjWFwLmU_CNw&s=19

https://twitter.com/manishgaekwad/status/1501291954428022784?t=cqo0J7UgGB4Vw6SFDT8apw&s=19

UNSTOPPABLE!!

Gangubai Kathiawadi Sees A Jump On Tuesday

Wednesday 09 March 2022 12.00 ISTBox Office India Trade Network

Gangubai Kathiawadi showed a jump in collections on Tuesday as footfalls went up in multiplexes and it is said to be due to Womens Day. The growth came mostly from the major multiplexes and the film collected around 3.75 crore nett on its second Tuesday.

This takes the business of the film to 95.75 crore nett and it should hit the 100 crore nett mark by the end of the week. The second week of the film is going to be in the 34 crore nett range which is an excellent number. Gangubai Kathiwadi is heading for the 115 crore nett mark at least and it could even cross 120 crore nett..

The way this film has collected over the first two weeks it makes it look like the pandemic has hardly hit business. There are cities which are not performing like they were in 2019 and for some its because of closed theatres and others have a lesser audience at present but with this film that becomes hard to tell as even before pandemic the expectations would have been around 125 crore nett for this film and it will get close to that now. The business of Gangubai Kathiawadi till date is as follows.

Week One - 66,72,00,000

Friday - 4,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 9,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 3,75,00,000 apprx

Second Week - 29,00,00,000 (5 days)

TOTAL - 95,72,00,000 apprx

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The first half is damn good, second half fizzles out including Alia's performance.

Second half it is not about Gangu but about Alia it almost seems like she is saying look at me these scenes make me look brilliant.

First half Alia was damn good, but the main problem in the movie is that you see Alia as a performer playing Gangubai and you do not feel that emotionally connected, it may also be that SLB is more interested in having a beautiful cinematography and his movies are more like paintings especially his last few where unlike

Black and HDDCS especially the second half the emotional connect was missing.

Seema Pahwa and Ajay were brilliant and so were other actors.

Budget should have

Any idea when is it releasing on Netflix? I am not going to theatre for movies yet.... But I am eager to watch this one 😆

Originally posted by: NotAMuggle

Any idea when is it releasing on Netflix? I am not going to theatre for movies yet.... But I am eager to watch this one 😆

was supposed to release end of march but after its superb threatrical performance, postponed to end of april now..