Heeramandi | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Created by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Screenplay by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali Dialogues: Divya Nidhi Vibhu Puri |
Story by | Moin Baig |
Directed by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Starring | |
Music by | Songs: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Background Score: Benedict Taylor Naren Chandavarkar |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Executive producers |
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Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee Mahesh Limaye Huenstang Mohapatra Ragul Dharuman |
Editor | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Production company | Bhansali Productions |
Budget | ₹200 crore[1] |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | 1 May 2024 present | –
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Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language period drama television series created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The series is about the lives of tawaifs in the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the British Raj.[2] It stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal Mehta and Taha Shah Badussha.
The series was released on Netflix on 1 May 2024 and received mixed reviews from critics. A month later, it was renewed for a second season.[3]