Gangoobai
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{{Infobox film
|name = Gangoobai
| image = Gangoobai poster.jpg
| director = Priya Krishnaswamy
| producer = National Film Development Corporation of India
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| music = Ved Nair
| cinematography = Anil Chandel
Sandeep Patil
| editing = Priya Krishnaswamy
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|10||Mumbai Film Festival|2013|01|11}}
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| country = India
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Gangoobai[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2624852/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast 'Gangoobai 2013 film full details on cast, crew, story and production'] imdb.com. Retrieved January 2013. is a 2013 Bollywood drama film, produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India and directed by Priya Krishnaswamy. 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.{{cite news |author=Rika Aash |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nfdc-to-release-gangoobai-on-january-11/1057422/ |title=NFDC to release Gangoobai on January 11 |newspaper=Indian Express |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2013-07-08}}
Plot
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Cast
- Sarita Joshi as Gangoobai
- Purab Kohli as Waman Ponkshe
- Mita Vashisht as Daksha
- Rajendranath Zutshi as Rohan{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/previews/03-gangoobai-movie-preview-011307.asp |title=Gangoobai movie preview |publisher=glamsham.com |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2013-07-05}}{{cite news |author=IANS |author-link=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/good-to-see-actors-of-our-age-getting-lead-roles-sarita-joshi_126045.html |title=Good to see actors of our age getting lead roles: Sarita Joshi |publisher=Zee News |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2013-07-08}}
- Nidhi Sunil as Monisha
- Ankita Shrivastav as Santripti
- Aparna Kanekar as Malanbai (Gangoobai's friend in village)
- Gopi Desai as Mrs. Tahiliani
- Behram Rana as Jamshyd Mistry
- Rushad Rana as Khushru Mistry
- Ardra Swaroop as Simone's assistant
Critical response
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."{{cite news |author=Madhureeta Mukherjee |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Gangoobai/movie-review/17967070.cms |title=Hinto movie reviews: Gangoobai |newspaper=Times of India |date=2013-01-10 |accessdate=2013-07-05}} MiD DAY gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and says: "[T]his heartwarming film subtly teaches us something about our generation."{{cite news |author=Shakti Shetty |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/jan/110113-movie-review-gangoobai.htm |title=Movie Review: Gangoobai |newspaper=MiD DAY |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2013-07-05}} The reviewer at Live Mint called it "a fairy tale".{{cite news |author=Nandini Ramnath |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/jqhUK4X1GRk5Qm7DBwT4SN/Film-Review--Gangoobai.html |title=Film Review: Gangoobai: A fairy tale measured in six yards |newspaper=Live Mint |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2013-08-01}}
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