For those who did not know, Mahanati also had a link to Bollywood. The film was a biopic on the famous South Indian actress Savitri, who was married to Gemini Ganesan, who was Rekha’s father!

Mahanati depicts the personal and professional life of first Indian female superstar, Savitri. After actress Savitri is admitted in a hospital in Bangalore and she goes into coma, a young ...