Meet Heeramandi ’s characters as they radiate Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s vision Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali introduced the six intriguing characters of his debut web show Heeramandi . The series stars Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Manisha Koirala, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh and Sharmin Segal. Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar is a Hindi-language Indian period romantic drama series. The series is about the lives of tawaifs (courtesans) in the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the British Raj.[1] Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan Sonakshi Sinha as Fareedan Aditi Rao Hydari as Bibbojaan Sharmin Segal as Alamzeb Richa Chadha as Lajwanti aka Lajjo Sanjeeda Shaikh as Waheeda Farida Jalal as Qudsia Begum Indresh Malik as Ustaadji... As Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series ‘ Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar’ gears up for its release on Netflix, here’s a look at all its characters . Is Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar based on a true story? While it’s based on historical facts — life in India under British rule and the courtesans and feudal lords who lived through it — it’s a fictional series.
