Published 16:33 IST, November 6th 2019
Alia to get dialect lessons for her role in Gangubhai Kathiawadi?
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is reportedly on a hunt for a tutor who can give actor Alia Bhatt diction and dialect lessons for the upcoming movie Gangubai Kathiawadi.
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Alia Bhatt is working hard to be perfect in all her roles, and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making sure of same. Bhansali is reportedly out to hunt for a tutor who can give Alia diction classes. Alia will be playing role of a Kathiawadi. This would require Alia to learn dialect.
Alia Bhatt in Gangubai Kathiawadi
According to a report in a daily newspaper, a close source of Alia's revealed that her paternal grandfar Nanabhai Bhatt hailed from Kathiawad, and was a Gujarati Brahmin. accent is restricted to that particular region of Gujarat, but Alia is t familiar with dialect. report also claimed that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a meticulous director when he comes to preparing for his movies. This is a reason why Alia would need a tutor so that she can excel in her role in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
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report also talked about how Bhansali has reached out to some famous Gujarati atre personalities from Mumbai, including names like Maj Joshi and Supriya Pathak. He has asked m to help him search for someone who can teach Alia dialect. This month-long diction classes will be done simultaneously with shooting of film.
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movie Gangubai Kathiawadi traces character of Gangubai Kowali. She is a fierce madam of Kamathipura brols. movie is set in 1960s. character is rumoured to be a drug peddler and also has many gangsters as clients. This will be first collaboration between Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Alia Bhatt.
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Alia Bhatt will also be seen next in Brahmastra, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor. She is also a part of Telugu-langu period action film RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli. report also talked of rumours that actor will be in talks with Hollywood nts to also be a part in Hollywood projects. Alia has also recently wrapped shooting of second schedule of Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2, which stars Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, and Aditya Roy Kapur.
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12:39 IST, November 6th 2019