Gangoobai(2013)
Hindi110 mins
Gangoobai (2013) is a 110-minute Hindi film directed by Priya Krishnaswamy. Starring Purab Kohli, Mita Vasisht and Sarita Joshi. With an audience rating of 4.9/10, Gangoobai stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2013.
Director:Priya Krishnaswamy
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 11 January 2013
- Director
- Priya Krishnaswamy
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
An elderly widow named Gangoobai has no children and has spent her entire life in a small, scenic mountain town.
“A lonely widow finds her world in a tiny mountain town.”
Film Details
4.9Rating
110Minutes
HindiLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date11 January 2013
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
identityfamilysurvivalfriendship
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.9/10Rating
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Trivia
- The film was shot entirely on location in Matheran, a car-free hill station where all transport is by foot or horse-drawn carriage.
- Director Priya Krishnaswamy spent years researching the lives of elderly Parsi women in small communities for the story.
- Lead actress Veena Jamkar, who played Gangoobai, was a well-known Marathi theatre actor but this was a rare Hindi film role.
- The movie's soundtrack uses minimal background score to highlight the natural sounds of the hill station environment.
- It was produced with support from the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, which often backs non-commercial, documentary-style films.
- The film premiered at the International Film Festival of India in Goa before its limited theatrical release.
- Matheran's colonial-era architecture and preserved forests act as a silent character in the film, reflecting the protagonist's unchanging world.