Heeramandi: Top 10 things to know about Bhansali's debut web series

Nikita Thakkar Source: Bollywoodlife.com | Mar 13, 2024

Ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is making his OTT debut with web series Heeramandi. There is great buzz around the same.

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The cast of Heeramandi includes some big names like Manisha Koirala, Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjeeda Sheikh and more.

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Sharmin Segal who plays a pivotal role in Heeramandi is actually Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece. She started as an assistant director on SLB project.

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It is a period drama set in pre-Independence era. It revolves around the courtesans who lived in red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore.

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Reportedly, the story of Heeramandi was with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the past 14 years.,

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The story idea was given to him by writer Moin Baig. As SLB got busy with his films, Heeramandi couldn't be made until it got turned into web series.

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Reportedly, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has directed the first episode of the series. The rest have been helmed by Mitakshara Kumar.

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Reports suggest that the sets of Heeramandi were created at the same location where Sanjay Leela Bhansali shot Gangubai Kathiawadi.

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is known to be a perfectionist is said to be reshot a certain portion of the series to get the desired results.

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Heeramandi is said to be eight episodes long. It is going to release sometime in 2024.

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