Mrunal Thakur says her character in Gangubai Kathiawadi has immortalised her as an actor. Mrunal also revealed that she wanted to be a part of the film as it ‘felt very personal’. She recalls working in a similar film at the beginning of her career.
Mrunal Thakur, in 2012, started working in films with Love Sonia which released in 2018. She essayed the role of a village girl caught in the clutches of sex-trafficking. Mrunal made her Bollywood debut in 2019 with Super 30, followed by Batla House, and Ghost Stories.
Gangubai Kathiawadi released in theatres in February this year and is all set to release on Netflix on April 26. The film chronicles the journey of sex worker Gangubai of Kamathipura, who rose to be one of the most powerful figures in the Mumbai mafia.
Mrunal plays the role of wife of a talented but failed cricketer who decides to return to the game in his late 30s. He is driven by the desire to represent the Indian cricket team and fulfil his son’s wish for a jersey. Jersey is the remake of the 2019 Telugu movie of the same name, directed by Gowtam Tinnanauri.
