One of the most successful and popular filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali is currently enjoying the success of ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, which is still trending on Netflix. While the film was in its releasing phase, Bhansali announced his next Netflix project, ‘Heeramandi’.
As per sources, ‘Heeramandi‘ is going to be the most expensive Indian web series made till date. In this project, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the producer and only for the first episode, the director. The remaining six episodes were supposed to be directed by Vibhu Puri but there has been a slight change in the plan!
Vibhu is no longer a part of this show. The remaining episodes will be directed by Mitakshara Kumar. Filmmaker Mitakshara has worked on ‘The Empire’ (series on Disney+Hotstar) and has worked with Bhansali as an associate director on blockbusters like ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’.
‘Heeramandi’ is set during the times of pre-independence. It will depict the story of generations of courtesans of Heeramandi, Lahore’s red light area. This project is said to be Bhansali’s darkest and grittiest work so far that will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions.
It will be shot in the same location as ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. The sets of ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ will be dismantled and replaced with sets of ‘Heeramandi’. So far, it is known that Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, and Aditi Rao Hydari will feature in this upcoming web series. A few other actresses like Madhuri Dixit Nene, Sayani Gupta, Huma Qureshi, and others are also being considered but there has been no official statement yet.
‘Heeramandi’ is Bhansali’s most ambitious project and he is going all out for it. His films are known to be lavish and aesthetic with perfect attention to detail and we shouldn’t expect anything less from this Netflix show! There is no update regarding the release date yet. We’ll fill you in with all the details soon!