‘Heeramandi’ release date revealed; Aditi Rao Hydari skips event due to her wedding

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's OTT series 'Heeramandi:The Diamond Bazaar' will premiere on Netflix on May 1.

The release date of the much-awaited series was announced at a drone light show event held at Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai. The event was attended by the show’s star cast including Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Sharmin Segal, and Sanjeeda Sheikh, Prerna Singh, CEO of Bhansali Productions, and Tanya Bami, Director of Series, Netflix India.

Aditi Rao Hydari skipped the date announcement event of her Netflix show and the host confirmed that she couldn't be present at the launch because of her wedding with Siddharth.

‘We know why Aditi is not here. It’s because she’s getting married today,’ host Sachin Khumbar confirmed on stage.

Aditi’s ‘Heeramandi’ co-stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Segal simply smiled at the statement.

According to reports, Aditi and Siddharth’s wedding ceremony took place at the Ranganatha Swamy temple mandapam in Srirangapur, Wanaparthi district, Telangana. Aditi's family has a historical association with the temple, as her maternal grandfather was the final ruler of the Wanaparthi Sansthanam. The wedding followed Hindu customs conducted by priests from Tamil Nadu, Siddharth's native state.

About Heeramandi

Described as an epic tale of love, power, revenge, and liberation, the series delves into the cultural milieu of 'Heeramandi,' an opulent district. It narrates the lives of courtesans and their patrons amid the upheaval of India's freedom movement in the 1940s.

Talking about the series, Sonakshi Sinha said Bhansali had created a dream-like world.

‘We didn’t want to come out of his world, it was dreamy, stunning, and it was that captivating. For us as actors, it was an experience which we never had before. The takeaway from working with him was that no matter how good you think you are he will always get something better out of you,’ she said.

Richa Chadha, who previously worked with Bhansali on 2013's ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’, praised the filmmaker for his attention to detail.

‘Nothing can be done half-heartedly . You have to put your heart and soul into everything, whether it's dialogue delivery, acting, dancing, music, everything. He even keeps an eye on every extra standing behind. It is just beautiful to work with him. We all became better actors,’ she said.

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