Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) award at the 23rd International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2023 for her performance in the film Gangubai Kathiawadi. The film is a biographical crime drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and is based on the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by S. Hussain Zaidi. Alia Bhatt played the role of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a brothel owner who becomes a powerful figure in Mumbai's underworld. |
