Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is an Indian Hindi-language period drama series created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, about the lives of tawaifs.
Cast
Heeramandi stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, and Taha Shah Badussha, with Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Fardeen Khan and Adhyayan Suman in recurring roles.
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. On 2 April, the second song “Tilasmi Bahein”, sung by Sharmistha Chatterjee, was released.
Premise
The scheming Mallikajaan rules over an elite house of courtesans — but a new rival threatens her reign as rebellion brews in British-ruled India.
With a backdrop of the Indian independence movement against the British Raj in the 1910s-1940s, Heeramandi chronicles the lives of tawaifs of the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore.