Alia Bhatt did THIS during Gangubai Kathiawadi shoot, reveals Ranbir Kapoor’s reaction to it

Gangubai Kathiwadi is the most anticipated movie of the year. the film has been garnering all the attention since the beginning of the pandemic. And now the movie is all set to release on February 25. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film also stars Ajay Devgn, Seema Pahwa and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles.

Alia Bhatt is one of the most talented and hard-working actresses of this generation. The actress has never shied away from experimenting with the characters she plays on screen. from Highway to gully boy and dear zindagi, she has won hearts of all with her incledible performance.

In a recent interview, Alia bhatt revealed a bit about her prep for Gangubai Kathiawadi. speaking to PTI, the actress revealed that she watched many movies of Meena Kumari. she even revealed that she she even watched Shabana Azmi-starrer Mandi, a Shyam Benegal film that featured her mother Soni Razdan, American period drama Memoirs of a Geisha and other old Indian films to prepare for her role in Gangubai Kathiawadi.

In the PTI Interview, Bhatt said, “He (Bhansali) wanted me to watch Meena Kumari’s work a lot, her expressions… the way she would sing a song, although I am not going all out singing songs in the movie. There is a certain sadness in her eyes, but there is a power to her face. He would say, ‘See her face, which is so full’… I also watched ‘Mandi’,”

The ‘Kalank’ actress also said that she rewatched all of Bhansali’s films while shooting for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and revealed that her boyfriend, actor Ranbir Kapoor, who made his debut with the director’s ‘Saawariya’ in 2007, called her “obsessed”.

     

“It was a different genre from what I was supposed to do with him earlier. This is an emotional, hard-hitting film. For a second, I was a little doubtful of myself. I suddenly had (these thoughts)… which has never happened to me. (But) sir was very clear and asked me to think about it,” shared Alia.