After editing five films, directing 12 documentaries and writing eight scripts, Priya Krishnaswamy finally decided to jump onto the feature film bandwagon with the Sarita Joshi-starrer, Gangoobai.u00a0The film follows the life of a gardener in Matheran and her extraordinary journey to Mumbai to fulfil her dream of owning a gara sari. “The story is of the unlikeliest heroine who overcomes great struggle. Yet it is a very believable story,” says Krishnaswamy, who was keen to pay homage to Mumbai — the city she believes has been extremely kind to her since she first moved here in 1987.u00a0

Sarita Joshi plays the title role in Gangoobai