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Is Gangubai Kathiawadi OK for kids?
Age guidance
12 and up
CBFC U/A · our read 12+ · read from 13 reviews and the board’s record
12+
Parents should know
Strong violence: a girl's mouth is stuffed with cotton and her nose is forcibly pierced. A biopic about a woman sold into prostitution who rises to lead and fight for sex workers' rights. Also strong scary or upsetting scenes, moderate substance use, mild sexual content and mild bad language.
Parents should know
12 and up
- Strong violence
- Strong intense scenes
- Moderate drinking, smoking, drugs
From 13 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC U/A certificate’s.
1 · CertificateCBFC U/A · 12+
2 · Filmi’s read7 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
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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.
Filmi puts it at 12+, and the CBFC certified it U/A.
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Certificates
CBFC · IndiaU/A
Minimum age
Source: CBFC
Certificate · CBFC
U/Aminimum age 12
source link pending
The record, item by item
Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“limits her business to booze and doesn't get into drugs” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“they are abused and harassed... we only see the bruises on them” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“the forcing in of the traditional 'nath' into a terrified teenager's bleeding nose” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“the even more terrifying consequences of the 'utaarna' is heart-rending” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“the near fetishistic bathing scene behind a curtain” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“beneath the cuss-words” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“the drunken binges” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a little girl stuffed with a mass of cotton into her mouth and a pin being forced through her nose” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“it is as raw as it could get, but in Bhansali's hands, even death looks elegant” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“turn to those of violence and rape when she seeks solace in the arms of a local mafia head” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a few girls are trying to write a letter to their families... that is so heart-wrenching” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“sleazy, violent, reckless but still overflowing with emotions” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“The customer doesn't want your face, he wants your skin” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“her mouth is stuffed in cotton and her nose is violently, forcefully pierced” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“smoking beedis, glugging alcohol, bootlegging in the prohibition era” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“Shaukat attacks Gangu and badly injures her... has to be hospitalized as Shaukat has disfigured her” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“beginning portions are a bit dark and disturbing” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“a sneak peek into this brutal world makes it a definite watch” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“sends Gangu to a sadistic customer, who brutally rapes her” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“her nose is violently, forcefully pierced” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Shaukat attacks Gangu and badly injures her” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“stuffed with a mass of cotton into her mouth and a pin forced through her nose” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“turn to those of violence and rape” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“how they are abused and harassed” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“the near fetishistic bathing scene behind a curtain” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“making lewd gestures, looking lost and uneasy” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“turn to those of violence and rape” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“beneath the cuss-words” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“the drunken binges” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“advocating for sex work to be looked at with dignity as any other profession” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“takes a clear stand on how sex workers deserve an equal life” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“make it her life's mission to ensure it is the last” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“an intrepid activist for the rights of sex workers and their children” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“fights for the rights of its inmates” view the record →
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.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.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Gangubai Kathiawadi OK for kids?
Filmi puts Gangubai Kathiawadi at 12+ — suitable for 12 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is Gangubai Kathiawadi suitable for?
12+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A. 5 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Gangubai Kathiawadi?
What the record shows: violence — strong; language — mild; sex or nudity — mild; drink or drugs — moderate; frightening scenes — strong. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from Gangubai Kathiawadi?
The CBFC certified it U/A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.