Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s dazzling achievement in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar cannot be undermined. At a time when Netflix has touched the rock bottom of creativity with Jewel Thief, this brilliant series is a reminder of the epic dimensions that the Ott space can achieve in the right hands.
Heeramandi is everything that Bhansali has come to be associated with, then some more. It is a feast for the eyes and soul, with a gallery of female actors giving their best to every shot. At times, the best of these actresses is not good enough. One of the lead actresses pretending to be drunken dancing is ludicrously caricatural. But then there is Aditi Rao Hydari looking every inch the ethereal kothewali, a distant cousin to Rekha in Umrao Jaan. And Shruti Sharma, as ill-fated-in-love Saima, makes her space. I must also mention Jayati Bhatia as Manisha Koirala’s faithful woman Friday.
Heeramandi is everything that Bhansali has come to be associated with, then some more. It is a feast for the eyes and soul, with a gallery of female actors giving their best to every shot. At times, the best of these actresses is not good enough. One of the lead actresses pretending to be drunken dancing is ludicrously caricatural. But then there is Aditi Rao Hydari looking every inch the ethereal kothewali, a distant cousin to Rekha in Umrao Jaan. And Shruti Sharma, as ill-fated-in-love Saima, makes her space. I must also mention Jayati Bhatia as Manisha Koirala’s faithful woman Friday.
- 5/2/2025
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
A Still From Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heera Mandi Streaming On Netflix (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Heeramandi has been streaming on Netflix, and the show has brought back alive the Shahi Mohalla of Lahore, which was meant for Tawaifs. It has also brought back stories about women who, after spending years on Kotha as Tawaifs, changed their profession.
Today, we bring you the story of one such woman who was an actual resident of Lahore’s Heera Mandi. The woman attracted major film producers of those days through her impeccable dancing skills. The woman who was Niggo!
Nargis Begum was born in the Kothas of Heera Mandi and grew up learning and performing Mujras. But her life turned upside down when she entered the Pakistan Film Industry. Her journey from a Kotha in Lahore to the silver screen was a fairy tale that had a heartbreaking end.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Heeramandi has been streaming on Netflix, and the show has brought back alive the Shahi Mohalla of Lahore, which was meant for Tawaifs. It has also brought back stories about women who, after spending years on Kotha as Tawaifs, changed their profession.
Today, we bring you the story of one such woman who was an actual resident of Lahore’s Heera Mandi. The woman attracted major film producers of those days through her impeccable dancing skills. The woman who was Niggo!
Nargis Begum was born in the Kothas of Heera Mandi and grew up learning and performing Mujras. But her life turned upside down when she entered the Pakistan Film Industry. Her journey from a Kotha in Lahore to the silver screen was a fairy tale that had a heartbreaking end.
- 5/10/2024
- by Trisha Gaur
- KoiMoi
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