Anandi Gopal

Anandi Gopal is a 2019 Indian Marathi Biographical film directed by Sameer Vidwans and written by Karan Sharma and Irawati Karnik.

Due to pressure from her mother, she was married at the age of nine to Gopalrao Joshi, a widower almost twenty years her senior.

At the age of fourteen, Anandibai gave birth to a boy, but the child lived only for a total of ten days due to lack of medical care.

Educating Women Physicians of the World: International Students of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1883-1911 (PhD).

On learning of Anandibai's plans to pursue higher education in the West, orthodox Indian society censured her very strongly.

Anandibai addressed the community at Serampore College Hall, explaining her decision to go to America and obtain a medical degree.

Anandibai travelled to New York from Kolkata (Calcutta) by ship, chaperoned by two female English missionary acquaintances of the Thorborns.

Bhagyashree Milind was selected for the title role of Anandi Gopal in the film who previously seen in Balak-Palak and Ubuntu.

[7] The sound design was done by Bignya Dahal[8] All tracks are written by Vaibhav JoshiThe film received positive reviews from critics.

Mihir Bhanage from The Times of India gave it 4 out of 5 stars and concluding that, "This one is a must-watch for everyone and when you go to the cinema hall, make sure you stay for the end credits to roll.

"[9] Ganesh Matkari from Pune Mirror gave it 3.5 rating out of 5 and writes "Anandi Gopal could have ended on a sweeter note, avoiding the spoon-feeding bordering on propaganda.