


Not only did Lala mercilessly beat up her tormentor but also warned everyone against ill-treating his ‘rakhi sister’. The boss was none other than mafia don Karim Lala. When a Pathan raped her brutally leaving her invalid for days, she decided to accost his boss after his Friday prayers. Journalist Hussain Zaidi’s book on Mafia Queens of Mumbai portrayed Gangubai as a woman of spirit and not a victim of circumstance. Soon, she became one of the most-prized prostitutes known for her gab and her knack of making many Seths open their purse strings. She ran away with one of her father’s clerks, landed in the city of dreams but eventually, the clerk sold her for ₹500 to the red-light area, Kamatipura.Īfter weeks of crying, the young girl who was aware that she now had nowhere else to go, decided to stay back.
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It is to be seen if these shades would be well-represented in the movie or would be whitewashed to turn her into a Bollywood-style hero.Ī young Ganga from Kathiwad, in the state of Gujarat, hailed from a family of lawyers but was captivated by Mumbai’s movie industry.

However, many who knew her would also say that she is not the white knight, as she is a whorehouse madam and did all it takes to keep it running. The story of Gangubai will now come alive on screen helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and played by Alia Bhatt in the upcoming biopic ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’.
