Sanjay Leela Bhansali Team Up With Netflix For His Dream Project - Heera Mandi

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Mumbai, August 10, 2021: Ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has teamed up with streaming giant Netflix for his dream project, Heera Mandi. The filmmaker is working on the project for 12 years now, and he has finally found a way to show this magnum to the audience via Netflix.

Netflix India took to Twitter and announced this much-awaited collaboration. "We are excited to announce that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi IS COMING TO NETFLIX. Words aren't enough to explain how excited we are that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is partnering with us for this epic Netflix Original series but these emojis come pretty close".

Words aren't enough to explain how excited we are that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is partnering with us for this epic Netflix Original series but these emojis come pretty close 🤯😮🌟🎊🎉💥🤸🔥🥳🙌💯🥺👀🤩#Heeramandi #SLB #Netflix @bhansali_produc

— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) August 10, 2021

Heera Mandi, also known as Shahi Mohallah, is a red-light area in Pakistan's Lahore. The upcoming web project will focus on the culture and the lives of the sex workers based in that area. Though the theme is much similar to Alia Bhatt's upcoming movie Gangubai Kathiawadi, Bhansali's project will have a different storyline.

In recent times, names Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, and Huma Qureshi have come to the fore to feature in the film. While earlier Huma was finalized to play the role of one of the sex workers in Heera Mandi, it was recently revealed that Sonakshi too has been locked in for the role of one of the protagonists, however, the official confirmation is yet to be made.

Vibhu Puri, who has earlier worked with Bhansali, will reportadly direct Heera Mandi. The eight-episode series is expected to go on floors soon and will premiere in 2022.

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