Explore Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi, led by authentic female strength

In director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest lush web series ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’, it’s a given that it’s going to be a dazzling spectacle filled with sweeping cinematography, gorgeous sets, and detailed costuming. But what makes this aesthetically wondrous, women-led series more enchanting is that it’s led by a group of actors who have tremendous agency on and off the show. The eight-episode musical period drama will transport you into an elite house of courtesans ruled by the scheming Mallikajaan (Manisha Koirala). Her position of power is rattled when a new rival (Sonakshi Sinha), the daughter of her nemesis, enters the picture and threatens to topple her position. The series, set in British-ruled India in the 1900s, also features accomplished actors such as Aditi Rao Hydari and Sharmin Seghal. Gulf News spoke to Sinha, Hydari, and Seghal over a zoom video call to know more about the show, streaming on Netflix now, and here’s our key take-aways from the conversation…
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