Journal of Feminism and Gender Studies (JFGS)
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Feminism and Gender Studies

The Role of Gangubai as a Surrogate Mother in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi

Itsna Syahadatud Dinurriyah (UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jul 2024

Abstract

This research aims to examine Gangubai’s role as a surrogate mother in the brothel of Kamathipura. A surrogate mother is crucial in the prostitution area since the sex workers do not have any access to law, education, or health facilities. They are even threatened with being homeless. Thus, Gangu’s emergence as the leader in the brothel saves the prostitutes there. She is chosen by her friends in the brothel as the one who can protect their lives. Gangu is a well-educated girl from a prominent family in Kathiawar. Her father is a well-known lawyer. Therefore, she is the one who advocates for women who work in the prostitution area in Kamathipura. Like her, women who are trapped as sex workers are those who are deceived by the ones they love. Gangu turns out to be a sex worker after her boyfriend, Ramnik, manipulated her to be a film star. This research is a qualitative one that explores the analysis through textual critical description. This research employs the feminist-rational choice approach that emphasizes female liberation on gender, strategy, institutions, power, and change. To get the findings, this research focuses on two themes that are the idea of a surrogate mother in the brothel and how the surrogate mother implements her power to protect her workers in her place.

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FGS

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Humanities Social Sciences

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The Journal of Feminism and Gender Studies (JFGS) main objectives are to develop scientific discourse and analysis on issues of gender and feminism. JFGF accommodates articles with both empirical and discursive approaches by providing freedom of scientific development within the framework of ...