Alia Bhatt바카라™s 바카라˜Gangubai Kathiawadi바카라™ turned a year older today. Here are a few reasons why the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial was a game-changer, and why people love it even today.
Alia Bhatt바카라™s 바카라˜Gangubai Kathiawadi바카라™, which went on to become Hindi cinema바카라™s first bonafide hit after the challenging pandemic restrictions came to an end, completes a year today. The film바카라™s success goes on to signify not just the film industry바카라™s perseverance to power through but also the fact that quality cinema always finds takers.
The blockbuster was a game-changer in many ways and defied all odds. As the film turns a year older today, here바카라™s taking a look at the top 5 reasons the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial was a modern-day classic:
While the movie received accolades for its nuanced performances, it opened the theaters in the post-pandemic era and the audience flocked in abundance. It's one of the films that reintroduced the audience to a magnificent cinema experience after a long time. That was certainly evident in its mega box office collection with the film grossing ₹153.69 core at the domestic box office and ₹209.77 globally emerging as a massive commercial success.
The fact that the movie faced overwhelming odds made this accomplishment all the more amazing. Having faced audience resistance to turning up to the theaters, the film opened at double-digit numbers despite theatres working at 50% occupancy and booked an example of a blockbuster.
바카라˜Gangubai Kathiawadi바카라™ had a female lead and must say a strong one. Mostly such kinds of films conventionally don't perform as well as those starring their male counterparts but the way 바카라˜Gangubai Kathiawadi바카라™ changed the definition with its craze among the audience renovated the definition of a blockbuster in the Hindi film industry having a female lead.
Known to extract the best and most riveting performances from his actors, Sanjay Leela Bhansali chose Alia Bhatt to headline the film despite naysayers saying she was a miscast and probably too young to bring the role much required depth. However, the filmmaker stuck to his conviction and the results were for all to see! 바카라˜Gangubai Kathiawadi바카라™ was touted as Alia Bhatt바카라™s best performance to date as she unanimously won praise from audiences and critics alike.
A textbook example of a modern classic with all of Bhansali's trademark grandeur, artistic frames, and moving storytelling, the movie also connected with audiences around the world, cementing Sanjay Leela Bhansali's status as a torchbearer for Hindi cinema at the time.