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Alia Bhatt takes diction lessons for Sanjay Leela Bhansalis Gangubai Kathiawadi

24 Dec 2019

Slippinginto an earthy Marathi characters skin and dictioninSanjayLeelaBhansalis Gangubai Kathiawadi isthe current challengefor Alia Bhatt. Thespiritedyoung actress lovesposing challengesfor herself. InAbhishekChoubeys UdtaPunjab , Alia wascast as a ruralBiharimigrant. Now, for Bhansalis Gangubai Kathiawadi , Alia would have to master the Marathi diction and accent. Says asourceclose to project, Aliahasto get as earthyand colloquialas it can get. TheMaharashtrianwoman she plays inGangubaiuses a lotof foul language, and Alia would probably have tolearnwords she hasnever heard before. But shes game. A language coach is workingon a daily basis with Alia to train hervoice in the nuancesof Marathi.