Gangoobai
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| Directed by | Priya Krishnaswamy |
| Produced by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
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| Music by | Ved Nair |
| Cinematography | Anil Chandel Sandeep Patil |
| Edited by | Priya Krishnaswamy |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi Marathi |
Gangoobai[1] is 2013 Bollywood drama film, produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India and directed by Priya Krishnaswamy.[2] It stars Sarita Joshi in the lead role as Gangoobai.
The story is about an elderly maid servant who works hard to achieve her dream of an extremely expensive Gara sari and changes the lives of people she interacts with while in Mumbai to buy the sari. The film was premiered at MAMI 2012, in the New Faces in Indian Cinema section; the South Asian Film Festival in Canada; the Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam and theIFFI 2012.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Sarita Joshi as Gangoobai
- Purab Kohli as Waman Ponkshe
- Mita Vashisht as Daksha
- Rajendranath Zutshi as Rohan[4][5]
- Nidhi Sunil as Monisha
- Aparna Kanekar as Malanbai (Gangoobai's friend in village)
- Gopi Desai as Mrs. Tahiliani
- Behram Rana as Jamshyd Mistry
- Rushad Rana as Khushru Mistry
- Ankita Shrivastava as Santripti
- Ardra Swaroop as Simone's assistant
Critical Response[edit]
The Times of India gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 and the reviewer summarizes it as "Gangoobai doesn't sweep your heart away, but leaves you with some sweet, feel-good moments."[2] MiD DAY gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and says: "[T]his heartwarming film subtly teaches us something about our generation."[6] The reviewer at Live Mint called it "a fairy tale".[7]
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