Joseph Gordon-Levitt ‘enamoured’ by ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, says it felt like a Martin Scorsese movie

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rajkummar Rao on the IFP Competition in Mumbai

Hollywood star Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Saturday revealed that he’s an enormous fan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Gangubai Kathiawadi”, saying the movie impressed him to discover Indian cinema extra deeply.

Gordon-Levitt, identified for movies corresponding to “10 Issues I Hate About You”, “500 Days of Summer time”, and “Inception”, was talking at a session with Bollywood star Rajkummar Rao on the IFP (previously India Movie Venture) Season 14.

When Rao requested him about his views on Indian cinema, Gordon-Levitt initially could not recall the identify of his favorite movie. He requested the Bollywood actor to remind him of the movie that includes Alia Bhatt in a interval position.

Rao instructed him that it was Bhansali’s “Gangubai Kathiawadi”, which was tailored from a chapter in Hussain Zaidi’s e book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. The magnum opus, which was launched in 2022, featured Bhatt within the title position of Gangubai, one of the highly effective, liked, and revered madams of Kamathipura through the Sixties.

Gordon-Levitt then praised the film, calling it “distinctive, stunning, fully completely different” from something he had ever seen earlier than.

“It was a really heavy, distinguished style. At instances, it felt like a Scorsese film, then there have been attractive musical numbers that felt so honest and well-crafted. I discovered myself fully enamoured with this movie,” the actor mentioned.

“It made me need to be taught increasingly about Indian cinema. It is one of many causes I needed to come back right here. I like what I’m feeling from the tradition—real love for films and artistry. I need to come right here and make a film in India,” he added.

Rao additionally requested the actor if he want to act and carry out a track and dance sequence in an Indian movie. To this, Gordon-Levitt enthusiastically responded, “Yeah.” Rao, who’s having fun with the success of his blockbuster movie “Stree 2”, later taught Gordon-Levitt the hook step from one of many film’s hit songs, “Kati Raat Maine Kheto Mein”.

The Hollywood star additionally carried out a garba dance step to the track “Chogada” from “Loveyatri”.