Actor Shantanu Maheshwari made his big screen debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', which celebrates its first anniversary on Saturday. The dancer-turned actor credits his success to the filmmaker.

Mafia Queens of Mumbai contains chapters on the late Gangubai Kathiawadi, a social activist who worked for the rights of sex workers. Bhansali Productions is in the process of making a film based on the novel.

Gangubai Kathiawadi featuring Alia Bhatt as the titular lead and has been directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali falls into legal trouble, Read On