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Gangoobai

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Gangoobai
Directed byPriya Krishnaswamy
Produced byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Starring
CinematographyAnil Chandel
Sandeep Patil
Edited byPriya Krishnaswamy
Music byVed Nair
Release dates
  • October 2012 (2012-10) (Mumbai Film Festival)
  • 11 January 2013 (2013-01-11)
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
Marathi

Gangoobai[1] is a 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 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 the IFFI 2012.[3]

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Cast

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Critical response

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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]

References

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  1. ^ 'Gangoobai 2013 film full details on cast, crew, story and production' imdb.com. Retrieved January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Madhureeta Mukherjee (10 January 2013). "Hinto movie reviews: Gangoobai". Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ Rika Aash (11 January 2013). "NFDC to release Gangoobai on January 11". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Gangoobai movie preview". glamsham.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ^ IANS (11 January 2013). "Good to see actors of our age getting lead roles: Sarita Joshi". Zee News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ Shakti Shetty (11 January 2013). "Movie Review: Gangoobai". MiD DAY. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  7. ^ Nandini Ramnath (11 January 2013). "Film Review: Gangoobai: A fairy tale measured in six yards". Live Mint. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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