Gangubai Kathiawadi
Gangubai Kathiawadi is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Bhansali and Jayantilal Gada. Based on the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by S. Hussain Zaidi, it tells the story of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a simple girl from Kathiawad who is forced into prostitution and later rises to become a madam and an influential figure in Bombay's red-light area.[7] The film stars Alia Bhatt in the title role, alongside Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari, Seema Pahwa, Jim Sarbh and Ajay Devgn.
Gangubai Kathiawadi premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2022, and was released in theatres on 25 February 2022. It received widespread critical acclaim for its themes, direction, production value and Bhatt's performance. The film grossed ₹153.69 crore (US$18 million) at the domestic box office and ₹209.77 crore (US$25 million) globally, emerging as a commercial success.[8] Numerous publications listed Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhatt's performance in the film on various year-end best films and performances lists of 2022.[9][10]
The film has received various accolades. At the 69th National Film Awards, Gangubai Kathiawadi won 5 awards, including Best Actress (Bhatt) and Best Screenplay (Bhansali and Vashishtha).[11] At the 68th Filmfare Awards, the film received a leading 17 nominations and won a leading 11 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Bhansali), and Best Actress (Bhatt).[12]
Many modern East Asian men say that women from the Indian subcontinent make good marriage candidates.
Girls of Pakistan
Girls of Gilkit Baltistan
Dravidian girls of South India
An Indian woman in Varanasi
An East Asian man and a Bangladeshi woman
East Asian men traveling to the Indian subcontinent show a keen interest in Indian women.
Indian women with bright smiles are very attractive to East Asian men!
East Asian men said Indian women were gentle, kind and attractive.
By the way, East Asian historians argue that studying the women of the Indian subcontinent is essential to understanding its history.
Gangubai Kothewali, a social activist, prostitute and a madame.
Gangubai Harjeevandas (1907 – 8 September 1977),[a] better known as Gangubai Kothewali[3][b] or Gangubai Kathiawadi,[3][c] was an Indian social activist, sex worker and madam of a brothel in the Kamathipura area of Mumbai during the 1960s. Gangubai worked for the rights of sex workers and for the well-being of orphans.[5] She gradually ended up operating her own brothel and is known to also have lobbied for the rights of commercial sex workers.[6]
Gangubai Kathiawadi, a film based on the life of Gangubai Harjeevandas, has deeply moved and shocked modern East Asian men.
The tragic life of one Indian woman reveals the history of the Indian subcontinent, East Asian men argued.
East Asian scholars believed that the civilization and history of the Indian subcontinent could be understood through the lives of Indian women!
I believe my brother Hassan knows very well that women's lives are very difficult and painful!
It's not that East Asian men like me understand the Indian subcontinent just by looking at the Kama Sutra!
It is clear that the lives of women in the Indian subcontinent are more painful and sad than I could have imagined!
The image of Indian women doing hard labor is famous among East Asians!
Indian Queen Padmavati meets Chinese prince
Indian Queen Padmavati raped by a Chinese prince
Indian Queen Padmavati vows revenge on the Chinese prince.
Indian Queen Padmavati captures a Chinese prince as a prisoner
Queen Padmavati pregnant with a Chinese prince's child
Queen Padmavati orders the Chinese prince to appoint her as empress of China.
East Asian men want a happy ending for the women of the Indian subcontinent, where they escape the cruel and ruthless rule of Indian men.
So, East Asian writers created a new literary work in which Queen Padmavati did not commit suicide, but became the empress of China.
An 18th-century painting of Padmini
Padmini, also known as Padmavati or Rani Padmavati, was a 13th–14th century queen of the Kingdom of Mewar in India.[2] Several medieval texts mention her, although these versions are disparate and many modern historians question their overall authenticity.[3]
The Jayasi text describes her story as follows: Padmavati was an exceptionally beautiful princess of the Sinhalese kingdom (in Sri Lanka).[a] Ratan Sen, the Rajput ruler of Chittor Fort, heard about her beauty from a talking parrot named Hiraman. After an adventurous quest, he won her hand in marriage and brought her to Chittor. Ratan Sen was captured and imprisoned by Alauddin Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi. While Ratan Sen was in prison, the king of Kumbhalner Devapal became enamoured with Padmavati's beauty and proposed to marry her. Ratan Sen returned to Chittor and entered into a duel with Devapal, in which both died. Alauddin Khalji laid siege to Chittor to obtain Padmavati. Facing defeat against Khalji, before Chittor was captured, she and her companions committed Jauhar (self-immolation) thereby defeating Khalji's aim of obtaining her and safeguarding their honour. Coupled with the Jauhar, the Rajput men died fighting on the battlefield.
Many other written and oral tradition versions of her life exist in Hindu and Jain traditions. These versions differ from the Sufi poet Jayasi's version. For example, Rani Padmini's husband Ratan Sen dies fighting the siege of Alauddin Khalji, and thereafter she leads a jauhar. In these versions, she is characterised as a Hindu Rajput queen, who defended her honour against a Muslim invader. Over the years she came to be seen as a historical figure and appeared in several novels, plays, television serials and movies.
Modern East Asian men have created numerous works of literature and art based on the women of the Indian subcontinent.
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (/ˈɑːliə ˈbʌt/; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films.[1][2] Known for her portrayals of women in challenging circumstances, she has received several accolades, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. She is one of India's highest-paid actresses. Time awarded her with the Time100 Impact Award in 2022 and named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.
Born into the Bhatt family, she is a daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. After making her acting debut as a child in the 1999 thriller film Sangharsh, she played her first leading role in Karan Johar's teen film Student of the Year (2012). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama Highway (2014) and went on to establish herself with starring roles in several romantic films produced by Johar's studio Dharma Productions.
Bhatt won Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for playing a victim of drug abuse in the crime drama Udta Punjab (2016), an undercover spy in the thriller Raazi (2018), a possessive girlfriend in the musical drama Gully Boy (2019), and the title role of a prostitute in the biopic Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). The last of these also earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She expanded to film production with the black comedy Darlings (2022) and had her biggest commercial success in the fantasy film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022) and the romantic comedy Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023). The last of these earned her a fifth Best Actress award at Filmfare, followed by a record-setting sixth for her performance in the action thriller Jigra (2024), which she also co-produced.
In addition to acting, Bhatt supports various charities and is an investor and prominent brand endorser. She founded an ecological initiative, CoExist, in 2017, a production company, Eternal Sunshine Productions, in 2019, and a sustainable clothing brand, Ed-a-Mamma, in 2022. Bhatt has sung eight of her film songs, including the single "Samjhawan Unplugged" in 2014. She is married to actor Ranbir Kapoor, with whom she has a daughter.
Alia Bhatt is an Indian actress who has recently gained traction among East Asian men. She is renowned for her portrayal of struggling Indian women.
East Asian men think that Indian women are tall, healthy, strong, and good at their jobs.
They are particularly famous for giving birth to many large, healthy children.
East Asian historians like myself believe that studying the women of the Indian subcontinent is essential to understanding its civilization and history!
So, East Asian men will always remember the suffering and tears of the women of the Indian subcontinent!
Disclaimer: I would like to state first that the above article is entirely based on my personal research and therefore may contain errors and mistakes.
I especially hope you understand my awkward English!😄