Kamathipura, Mumbai, India. At the beginning of the night, a tall girl walked onto the street. Her eyes were evasive, her breathing was rapid, and her whole body was trembling slightly with fear.

india, mumbai , kamatipura.

At the beginning of the night, a tall girl took to the street.

Her eyes were evasive, her breathing was rapid, and her whole body was trembling slightly with fear.

This is her first time standing on the street.

The girl next to her helped her fold up her skirt, raised her arm, and stretched out her left hand in a gesture of soliciting customers.

When this beautiful girl flicked her finger, a man was immediately attracted and stared at her...

"Gangubai Kathiawadi" 2022

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Her name is Ganga ·Kathiyawadi was born in a wealthy family, had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, and received a good education.

Her parents hope that she can inherit the family tradition, become a lawyer, and then marry a good husband.

But 16-year-old Ganga is very thoughtful. She wants to live an independent life as soon as possible.

She was in love at the time, and when her boyfriend Ramnik said he would take her to Mumbai to be a star in Bollywood movies, she was moved.

Under Ramnik's repeated temptation, young Ganga carried his family on his back and got on the train to Mumbai with her boyfriend.

On the road, she cherished dreams and looked forward to a better future with her loved ones...

After getting off the train, she waited with longing to meet the "aunt" of the film production company and start her dream life.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she got off the bus, Ramnik took her to Kamatipura, the red light district.

There is another name here - hell for Indian women.

Ganga was sold for 1,000 rupees (equivalent to RMB 86).

What she thought was a romantic elopement was actually a well-planned abduction.

The nightmare began when the brothel door closed...

The brothel madam put cheap eye shadow on Ganga and bright lipstick.

Then, another piece of white cloth was stuffed into her mouth.

Then he pressed hard on his nose, and a nose ring was nailed into Ganga's flesh.

Ganga whimpered in pain, her body trembling uncontrollably, like a "livestock" just waiting to be slaughtered.

The old bustard was satisfied and smiled and imparted his experience:

Don’t open your mouth, just open your legs...

After saying that, a man with a sinister smile walked into the room.

Ganga looked horrified and begged repeatedly.

But the madam ignored him and asked all the women to leave and slowly closed the door.

Ganga's cry for help was shredded by the roar of the train outside the window, and no one could hear it....

Like all women who first arrived here, Ganga tried to escape, resist, and even went on a hunger strike.

But it was all in vain. The chains on his hands, the dusty ground, and the dark room all wiped out all Ganga's hopes.

Reality forced Ganga to become a real Kamatipura prostitute.

After shedding tears and going on hunger strikes again and again to no avail, Ganga realized: No matter what, you have to live. Only by living can you have hope.

She burned the income she earned from prostitution and changed her name to Gangubai...

Since she could not escape from here, she worked hard to adapt to the current life and make "achievements".

Gangubai even set a small goal for herself:

In the next five years, she will buy this brothel...

This is not nonsense, she has carefully observed how the brothel operates. , learned how prostitutes make money.

Soon, she became more and more comfortable handling customers and handling things, and soon she became the number one.

But Gangubai still underestimated the destructive power of the dregs at the bottom of society. A customer beat her black and blue, and she was dying.

She needed 15 stitches in her stomach and her face was severely disfigured...

Gangubai was lying in the hospital. Her status as a prostitute made her disliked and she could only rest in the garbage room.

The old bustards persuaded Gangubai to settle the matter and leave it at that, but she was unwilling to swallow her anger.

After making inquiries, he learned that the guest that night was the younger brother of Karim Lala, the gang boss of "King of Mumbai".

Gangubai went alone and went directly to Karim to negotiate.

She does not want medical expenses, but just justice.

Karim actually agreed, because no prostitute had ever had such courage.

Perhaps he was moved by Gangubai’s courage, or perhaps because he had a similar experience of being insulted and bullied.

In short, he killed his younger brother for Gangu.

After Karim and Gangubai got along further, he increasingly felt that this woman was different, had outstanding abilities, and had extraordinary knowledge.

Karim directly recognized Gangubai as his sister and warned others not to bully her.

then gave Gangubai a luxury car, land, and even a share of her business, allowing her to firmly sit on the throne of the mafia queen.

Not long after, after the death of the old madam, Gangubai also inherited the mantle and became the manager of the brothel.

She put on sari, stopped accepting guests, and officially started her career as the queen of Mumbai....

"Gangubai Katyawadi" Douban score 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes freshness 85%, popcorn Worth 97%, adapted from the autobiographical novel "Mafia Queens of Mumbai".

The original work is adapted from a true story. The real name of the heroine is Gangubai Kathiawadi.

When he was young, Gangubai was sold to a brothel by his new husband and forced into prostitution.

In such a dark and desperate situation, she counterattacked and became a well-known brothel owner and mafia queen.

Her portrait has been posted in the streets for 60 years, and many Indian women still worship her today.

This year, her story was brought to the big screen and she became the box office champion in India.

And the plot of the movie can be called a model of cool writing about a heroine.

Gangubai relied on his transcendent courage to change his destiny, and then used his increasingly powerful power to devote himself to improving the living conditions of sex workers and orphans. Although

is a brothel owner, as long as she stays voluntarily, she will try her best to help abducted women return home.

There are many children born unexpectedly in the brothel. Gangubai gave them free financial aid and sent them to school.

Or help them find a good family to get married, leave here, and return to ordinary people's lives.

Gangubai also found reporters, took photos of these children, and wrote a long report.

She wanted the world to see their unfortunate plight.

She firmly believes that the future of these children will also change their lives through education.

With the advice and help of reporters, she participated in the Women's Empowerment Conference.

In public speeches, Gangubai caused a stir by speaking from the bottom of his heart about the injustices suffered by sex workers.

She knows that tough tactics alone are far from enough. If she wants to truly defend the rights of sex workers, she must go further politically.

In order to give dignity to all the unfortunate prostitutes in Kamatipura, she decided to stand for election and become a community leader.

In this way, her fame spread throughout India, and even members of Parliament rushed to visit her.

The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru also received her and met her privately to discuss the plight of sex workers.

In order to show her respect, she gave the red flower on her chest to Gangu.

But Gangubai came with a purpose. She wanted to stand up for all sex workers in India and have a legal and proper identity.

This idea is so shocking that even the Prime Minister dare not agree directly.

But he agreed to promote legislative discussions to fight for more rights for oppressed women.

In India, where the status of women is extremely low, this is an unimaginable historical feat.

Although Gangubai's goal was not achieved, she successfully fought for more equal rights for Indian women.

Therefore, Gangubai was admired for the rest of her life and became the real Queen of Bombay. Her photos are still posted in many places in Mumbai...

Her story was made into a biographical movie by Netflix , which is not only It was because of her own comeback.

is more about her contribution to thousands of Indian women and her fighting spirit of never admitting defeat.

There is also one of her famous sayings:

Women are the embodiment of power, wealth and wisdom. Why do men think they are superior?

A woman lives with dignity and is not afraid of anyone, whether it is a housekeeper, a congressman, a minister or a pimp, you should not be afraid of anyone.

Logically speaking, Gangubai's fate was tragic, but she changed her fate against fate and gave herself a meaningful life.

Although she never realized her dream of becoming a movie star, her life experience will always be more inspiring to the world than movies.