The trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s dream project Heeramandi is heart-warming. The courtesans sitting in the brothel have never been presented with such beauty before. Heeramandi is a special web series in itself in which actresses like Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Sehgal are seen together. There was a time before the partition of India-Pakistan when a gathering of courtesans used to be organized in Hiramandi. Songs were sung and people from high families were seen sitting in queues to watch the Mujra. But the voice raised for the independence of the country ruined Hiramandi, which was also called the diamond market.
This is the real story of Hiramandi
Heeramandi-Diamond Market was a place which despite being infamous, used to shine the most at night. This was the period before partition. But after partition, Hiramandi became part of Pakistan. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has brought a web series on the same Hiramandi which brings that era of Kotha culture alive on screen. It is being said about the story of Hiramandi that it is going to be a series full of great songs and poetry. To some extent, reference has also been taken from the film Pakeezah. There is also news of a musical battle being shown between two houses in Hiramandi. Two families which will be seen presenting the life of courtesans in a different way.
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Hiramandi special
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali constructs the story of his films in such a way that the viewer feels that the era is of today. He has done the same with this web series also. The story of Hiramandi has been woven with the stories of a musical war between two clans and then the independence of the country. In which movie would you have seen a Mujrewali leaving her business and fighting for the country? This is what the women of Hiramandi will be seen doing. The story of the series shows the condition of the country before partition. This story spreads from Lahore in Pakistan to Bombay in India.
14 year old dream has now come true
Sanjay Leela Bhansali had been dreaming of making Heeramandi Lo for about 14 years. There was a time when the director had considered actresses like Rekha, Mumtaz and Madhuri Dixit for this project. At that time the decision was to make a film. But the director became busy with his other projects and over the years, OTT’s dominance has become such that now the makers have brought a web series and not a Hiramandi film, which can be watched on Netflix from May 1.