Alia to get dialect lessons for her role in Gangubhai Kathiawadi?

Alia Bhatt is working hard to be perfect in all her roles, and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making sure of the same. Bhansali is reportedly out to hunt for a tutor who can give Alia diction classes. Alia will be playing the role of a Kathiawadi. This would require Alia to learn the dialect.

Alia Bhatt in Gangubai Kathiawadi

According to a report in a daily newspaper, a close source of Alia's revealed that her paternal grandfather Nanabhai Bhatt hailed from Kathiawad, and was a Gujarati Brahmin. The accent is restricted to that particular region of Gujarat, but Alia is not familiar with the dialect. The 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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The report also talked about how Bhansali has reached out to some famous Gujarati theatre personalities from Mumbai, including names like Manoj Joshi and Supriya Pathak. He has asked them to help him search for someone who can teach Alia the dialect. This month-long diction classes will be done simultaneously with the shooting of the film.

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The movie Gangubai Kathiawadi traces the character of Gangubai Kothewali. She is a fierce madam of the Kamathipura brothels. The movie is set in the 1960s. The character is rumoured to be a drug peddler and also has many gangsters as clients. This will be the 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 the Telugu-language period action film RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli. The report also talked of rumours that the actor will be in talks with Hollywood agents to also be a part in Hollywood projects. Alia has also recently wrapped the shooting of the second schedule of Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2, which stars Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, and Aditya Roy Kapur.

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