Since the film Gangubai Kathiawadi has released, it has received great response from the audience. Apart from this, it has been in the news for many reasons. This time the reason is pretty unique!
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A man on Twitter has shared an image of his mother who used to be a courtesan at Kamathipura. In a series of tweets he wrote…
That's my mother on the right Rekhabai. Almost same na, white saree, red bindi, bangles, qamar mein kassa pallu, dancing in 80s Kamathipura kotha district, Bombay, separated from #GangubaiKathiawadi by a few decades, but twinning by fate that unites them.❤️ pic.twitter.com/PAq8sSzhru
— manishgaekwad (@manishgaekwad) February 26, 2022
He further added,
Mother is still in the hospital in Calcutta, being treated for her multiple ailments. She will be discharged tomorrow. I didn't tell her I saw #GangubaiKathiawadi and loved it. It will be a whole new experience seeing it with her soon. In sha allah.
— manishgaekwad (@manishgaekwad) February 26, 2022
Later on seeing the tweets, he received lot of warmth and love from the netizens. In response to this he wrote further “Am hustling to get my mother’s memoir The Last Courtesan a new publisher after #Westland in the midst of designing the cover, shut down. The #GangubaiKathiawadi momentum helps. New publishers are inquiring.”
The film is based on the life of Gangubai Kathiawadi who was a lady don of Mumbai. The film is based on the book, ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ written by Hussain Zaidi.