MUMBAI: On the plea of Baburao Shah, Gangubai Kathiawadi actress Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and the writer of the film have been summoned by a Mumbai court to appear before it on May 21.

Baburao Shah, son of Gangubai Kathiawadi, has alleged that his family is being disreputed in the film.

The film is based on a book written by Hussain Zaidi titled 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai'. 

Gangubai was a resident of Kathiawad in Gujarat. At 16, she fell in love with her father's accountant and fled to Mumbai after marrying him. Gangubai who always wanted to become an actress and was a big fan Asha Parekh and Hema Malini couldn't fulfil her dreams as her husband cheated on her and sold her to a brothel for Rs. 500. 

According to the book, a member of mafia don Karim Lala's gang, raped Gangubai after which she met Karim Lala, demanded justice, and tied him a rakhi, making him her brother. Being the sister of Karim Lala, the power soon fell into the hands of Gangubai who went on to become one of the most successful female dons. Besides, she also ran a sex racket. It is said that she did not keel girls in her brothel without their consent.

Credits: DNA India