In response to the fact that Alia Bhatt wasn't given enough credit for Gangubai Kathiawadi's success, while Sanjay Leela Bhansali received all the applauds, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan criticised the double standard of the industry. The actress claimed that when Bhatt produced a big hit. She didn't receive the same plaudits as most male performers do.
Vidya inquired, “How come Gangubai did well? If a woman’s film does well, it’s the director’s credit, and this is ridiculous”, during a discussion on a roundtable interview hosted by Film Companion.
She added, “We worked so hard as women to have a certain standing today, where we’re headlining films. More and more actresses are doing that. I love how post-pandemic because the men’s films aren’t working, they suddenly turn around and say that the women’s films aren’t going to work all the more. How ridiculous! I really want to say, ‘What about Gangubai?’ It did more than most male-driven films.”
Alia Bhatt has had a fantastic year. She started with Gangubai Kathiawadi, which joined the Rs. 100 crore club, and continuing with the releases of Darlings and Brahmastra. With Jamie Dornan and Gal Gadot, she will soon make her Hollywood debut in Heart Of Stone for Netflix. She also appears in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The movie includes Ranveer Singh, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi.
