Heeramandi

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Heeramandi
GenreHistorical drama
Created bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Written byMoin Baig
Directed bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Mitakshara Kumar
Starring
Music bySongs:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Background Score:
Benedict Taylor
Naren Chandavarkar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
Executive producers
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali
  • Prerna Singh
CinematographySudeep Chatterjee
Mahesh Limaye
Huenstang Mohpatra
Ragul Dharuman
EditorSanjay Leela Bhansali
Production companyBhansali Productions
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language period drama television series created by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The series is about the lives of tawaifs at the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the British Raj. It stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Segal.[1] Bhansali and Mitakshara Kumar serve as directors.

Principal photography took place from June 2022 to June 2023. The series will be released on Netflix on 1 May 2024.

Premise[edit]

Set against the Indian independence movement against the British Raj in the 1940s, Heeramandi is about the lives of tawaifs living at the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore.[2]

Cast[edit]

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Production[edit]

Heera Mandi was officially announced in April 2021, as a project Bhansali had envisaged 14 years ago.[7] The eight-part series, which also marks Bhansali's first foray into streaming, began filming in June 2022.[8] Filming was reported to have ended a year later in June 2023, after Bhansali asked for reshoots in May.[9][10] Bollywood Hungama reported that Bhansali directed the pilot episode, while the rest of the episodes were directed by Mitakshara Kumar, who had worked as an associate director to Bhansali in Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat, replacing Vibhu Puri, who had previously been hired.[11]

In a 2023 interview with Netflix's CEO Ted Sarandos, Bhansali described Heeramandi as his "biggest project" and that that the series would be a tribute to the films Mother India (1957), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), and Pakeezah (1972).[12]

Music[edit]

The first song from the soundtrack "Sakal Ban", composed by Bhansali, with lyrics written by Amir Khusro and sung by Raja Hasan, was released on 8 March 2024.[13] On 2 April, the second song "Tilasmi Bahein", sung by Sharmistha Chatterjee, was released.[14]

Release[edit]

A teaser of the series was released in February 2024, with a release date planned on Netflix for later in the year.[15][16] The following month, it was announced that the series would premiere on 1 May 2024.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (1 February 2024). "Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar' Drops First Footage". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Heeramandi first look: Sanjay Leela Bhansali series starring Manisha, Sonakshi, Aditi will take you back to another era". Hindustan Times. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Farida Jalal joins Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi". The Times of India. 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Fardeen Khan to star in his first ever period drama Heeramandi by Sanjay Leela Bhansali". Bollywood Hungama. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Adhyayan Suman To Star In Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: "For Me He Is No Less Than God"". NDTV. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Shekhar Suman Reveals The Role Of Chunnilal In Devdas Was First Offered To Him". NDTV. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ "India's Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sets Netflix Series 'Heeramandi'". Variety. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Ted Sarandos On Netflix's Ambitions In India: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"". Deadline Hollywood. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Heeramandi to be Wrapped up by end of the Month". Deadline Hollywood. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Sanjay Leela Bhansali orders re-shoot of 'Heeramandi; risks delayed release of web series". The Times of India. 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Heeramandi finds a new Director; Vibhu Puri replaced with Mitakshara Kumar". Bollywood Hungama. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Heeramandi is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Biggest Project" Yet". Film Companion. 21 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Sanjay Leela Bhansali Launches Music Label With 'Heeramandi' Soundtrack". Variety. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "'Tilasmi Bahein': Sonakshi Sinha is femme fatale in 'Heeramandi's 2nd song". India Today. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Heeramandi first look: Sanjay Leela Bhansali series starring Manisha, Sonakshi, Aditi will take you back to another era". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  16. ^ "Heeramandi: First look of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series to be revealed on THIS date". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  17. ^ "Bhansali's 'Heeramandi' to drop on Netflix on May 1". Rediff.com. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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