Heeeramandi stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Sharmin Segal, and Richa Chaddha in the lead roles.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Sanjay Leela Bhansali talked about making his OTT debut and said, “I make big films and that comes naturally to me. But when I came to OTT I made something bigger, it’s my biggest project yet. So I didn’t have to adapt to the digital medium, this will be like watching a film.
He added, “So there is no holding back or trying to do something different for OTT. I made 8 episodes for this, and it’s so demanding, I am constantly working on the script. You have to spend more hours watching films than you do films but all of us are enjoying it a lot. This one is very special. My dear Moin Baig came up with this idea 14 years back, but finally, it has gotten made. I don’t make films with my mind but with my heart. Heera Mandi has a very special place.
First Glimpse Of Netflix’s Heeramandi Is Out
Today Netflix and Bhansali production shared first glimpse of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Heeramndi. It was under production for years and touted as one of the most awaited series of India.
Check out the first look:
Netflix has unveiled the first footage from Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, a period drama series by Bollywood’s supreme on-screen stylist Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Netflix describes the series as “an epic saga of love, power, revenge and freedom [which] promises to be a profound celebration of art, culture, beauty, and Bhansali’s legacy.” It also describes series as a “passion project” that Bhansali has worked on for some 14 years.
(Also read: Is Ranbir Kapoor Hinting At His Look From Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Upcoming Magnum Opus LOVE & WAR? )
With a cast that includes Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal, Richa Chadha, and Sanjeeda Sheikh, the series is set in the midst of multiple power struggles in Heeramandi, Lahore (now part of Pakistan) and more generally in undivided, pre-independence India, where anti-colonial freedom movements were emerging.
A young heir is caught in the crossfire and chooses love over succession, thus disrupting the status quo. It also describes how the final thread holding the art of tawaifs, or courtesans, is put to the test.
Produced by Bhansali Productions, the show will be uploaded to Netflix later this year at an unspecified date.
Bhansali made his mark choreographing the songs of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 1942: A Love Story (1994), starring Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala, and made his first film as director with Khamoshi: The Musical, which won acclaim but struggled at the box office. He developed his recipe of lavish visuals, high melodrama and soaring music with Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999, achieving critical and commercial success. He followed that with breakout hit Devdas in 2002, featuring Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
The director has already begun work on his 2025 feature movie, Love & War.He recently announced the casting of Bollywood megastars and real-life power couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will star alongside Vicky Kaushal.
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