Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for his films like Devdas, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat. He has now collaborated with Netflix for his pre-Independence set series Heeramandi. 

The story is set to explore the hidden cultural reality of courtesans in Heeramandi which was a dazzling district in Lahore, in pre-Independent India. 

The series is about love, betrayal, succession, and politics that goes around in the ‘Kothas’ and the series will have opulent and larger-than-life sets, a lot of characters, and great music. 

The filmmaker also said that Heermandi is an important milestone in the filmmaker’s journey. 

According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, Alia Bhatt is so excited about Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming project that she expressed her desire to work on the project for free.

She said, “Give me a role, any role, in Heera Mandi and I will do it for free,” these were her apparent words to the filmmaker on the recent development of the series.

The source also said, “It’s not like Amitabh Bachchan who refused to charge a penny for Black because the producers couldn’t afford to pay him his price. Netflix is the producer of Heera Mandi. Every actor is being paid his or her full price.”

Sanjay Leela Bhansali made his directorial debut with Khamoshi: The Musical in 1996 and now he has completed 25 long years in the industry.

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