Alia Bhatt shared her excitement to be directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali after wrapping up the Shoot of her forthcoming movie Gangubai Kathiawadi today (June 27).The actress shared three photos from the sets and penned a long note. Two of the photos shared by Alia feature herself with the director and the last picture is with the crew. Alia called shooting the film a life-changing experience as it took two years to complete it with two lockdowns and two cyclones amid a pandemic.
Alia Bhatt shared three photos to announce the shoot wrap of Gangubai Kathiawadi, which is releasing on July 30. In the pictures, the actress is seen with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the last photo feature the film crew. She wrote, “We started shooting Gangubai on the 8th of December 2019 .. and we wrapped the film now 2 years later! This film and set has been through two lockdowns.. two cyclones.. director and actor getting covid during the making!!! the troubles the set has faced is another film all together! (sic).”
Alia called shooting the film a life-changing experience as it took two years to complete
She added, “But through all that and more.. what I take away is the gigantic life changing experience! Being directed by sir has been a dream all my life, but I don’t think anything would have prepared me for the journey I was on for these two years.. I walk out of this set a diff person today! I love you sir! Thank you for being you .. there is truly NO ONE like you (sic).”
In her Instagram post Alia Bhatt wrote
We started shooting Gangubai on the 8th of December 2019 .. and we wrapped the film now 2 years later! This film and set has been through two lockdowns.. two cyclones.. director and actor getting covid during the making!!! the troubles the set has faced is another film all together!
But through all that and more.. what I take away is the gigantic life changing experience!
Being directed by sir has been a dream all my life, but I don’t think anything would have prepared me for the journey I was on for these two years.. I walk out of this set a diff person today!
I love you sir! Thank you for being you .. there is truly NO ONE like you 🪄✨
When a film ends a part of you ends with it! Today I’ve lost a part of me.. Gangu I love you! You will be missed♥️
P.S – special mention to my crew – my family and friends for these two years! without you nothing would have been possible! Love you guys!!!
As the lockdown was lifted by the Maharashtra government after the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi was the first film to resume shooting. The team got back to the sets on June 15 to shoot a special song featuring the actress. With new SOPs and massive vaccination drives for all members of the film fraternity, shoots in Mumbai resumed on June 7 at Film City, Goregaon.
