Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh make for a deadly director-actor duo. The two have collaborated on as many as three blockbusters- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat. The greatest of Singh's fans and critics believe if the actor was able to consolidate his position in the industry as a dependable actor and a star; it's largely because of the meticulousness of the maverick filmmaker.

We all know Salman Khan and Bhansali won't collaborate for Inshallah for reasons best known to the two of them. Alia Bhatt, who was the leading lady, grabbed another opportunity to work with the director as he offered her the titular role in Gangubai, which was earlier being made with Priyanka Chopra. This is a volatile and intense drama about the most dreaded sex worker of Mumbai's red-light area, Kamathipura, Gangubai Kothewali, and traces her journey from ebb to the flesh market.