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Gangubai Kathiawadi review
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Filmi Score
Very good
14 reviews
77
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Critics widely call Alia Bhatt's performance career-defining inside Bhansali's lush, opulent visuals and craft, though many flag a saggy, rushed or shallow second half and writing that skims rather than digs into Gangubai's life.
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Summary
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 77 from 14 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali · written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Utkarshini Vashishtha & Prakash R. Kapadia · music Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Sanchit Balhara & Ankit Balhara
Sanjay Leela BhansaliWriter · Editing · Music · Director
Utkarshini VashishthaWriter
Prakash R. KapadiaWriter
Sanchit BalharaMusic
Ankit BalharaMusic
Sudeep ChatterjeeCinematography
Alia BhattLead
Ajay Devgn
Shantanu Maheshwari
Indira Tiwari
Seema Pahwa
Vijay Raaz
Jim Sarbh
Chhaya Kadam
Anmol Kajani
Rahul Vohra
Huma Qureshi
Varun Kapoor
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SoundSanal George
Production designSubrata Chakraborty · Amit Ray
CostumeSheetal Sharma
ChoreographyKruti Mahesh Midya
LyricsBhojak Ashok · A. M. Turaz · Kumaar
ActionSham Kaushal
MakeupPreetisheel Singh
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Summary
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 77 from 14 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
14 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 14 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Shubham Kulkarni · 25 Feb 2022
The reviewer calls this Alia Bhatt's career-best performance and praises Bhansali's direction, music and cinematography almost without… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
88
1 Mar 2022
Gangubai Kathiawadi (aka) Gangubai Kathiawaadi review Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 85
60
Anuj Kumar · 25 Feb 2022
Kumar calls this Bhansali at his most disciplined, marrying visual craft with genuine feeling and praising Alia's scene-by-scene transformation,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Stutee Ghosh · 25 Feb 2022
'Gangubai Kathiawadi' Review: Alia Bhatt in One of Her Finest Performances Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 84
70
Verma sees Alia undergo a genuine artistic evolution in a showy, committed performance, praising Chatterjee's cinematography and Vijay Raaz, while… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
82
Saibal Chatterjee · 25 Feb 2022
Gangubai Kathiawadi Review: Alia Bhatt Puts Doubts To Rest With Marvellously Lively Performance Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 82
70
Monika Rawal Kukreja · 25 Feb 2022
Kukreja is moved by Bhansali's tragic, extravagant staging and Alia's transformation, though she wishes the film pulled back from turning Gangubai… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Sanjana Jadhav · 25 Feb 2022
Gangubai Kathiawadi Review: Alia Bhatt owns the show in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ruthless world Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 25 Feb 2022
3.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Shubhra Gupta · 25 Feb 2022
Gangubai Kathiawadi movie review: Alia Bhatt makes this Sanjay Leela Bhansali spectacle real Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 74
60
Tushar Joshi · 25 Feb 2022
Gangubai Kathiawadi Movie Review: Alia Bhatt's biggest career risk pays off Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 74
70
Ronak Kotecha · 25 Feb 2022
Gangubai Kathiawadi Review {3.5/5}: A visual treat, but there’s a lot about Gangu’s story left to be told | Gangubai Kathiawadi Movie Review Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 70
80
Dipankar Sarkar · 26 Feb 2022
Sarkar praises Alia Bhatt's commanding performance and Bhansali's opulent visuals and craft, but faults the shallow, choppy writing for… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 14 readings; 9 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch Gangubai Kathiawadi?
Gangubai Kathiawadi is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Gangubai Kathiawadi?
Gangubai Kathiawadi has a Filmi Score of 77 (Very good), the mean of 14 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 45 (Upperstall.com) to 88 (Koimoi). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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