Gangubai Kathiawadi: Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. With Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari. Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in. Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in. Gangubai Kathiawadi was one of the most dreaded brothel owners in Mumbai during the 60s. Check this page to know about her biography- age, family & much more! Gangu , a Saraswat Brahmin, was a server of at Anandpur Sahib who control over the kitchen of Guru Sahib. Gangu was one of the Kashmiri Pandits who came to the court of the ninth Nanak, that is Sat Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, (concerned with threats made by Mughal authorities). [1]