Heeramandi: Fareedan To Mallikajaan, Meet The Royal Tawaifs Of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Premiere Production

Cast of Heeramandi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one of the few directors who does not see women negatively. With movies like Devdas, Bajirao Mastani, and Gangubai Kathiawadi, the well-known director has shown his character nuance and flexibility. “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” extols the virtues of a profusion of these “other women,” who, although submitting to their destiny, never had to dodge moral judgment in order to be respected. Heeramandi is going to be amazing and provide us with a chance that won’t come around very often. A combination of well-known “new-age” artists and seasoned actors from the 1990s make up the ensemble.

A world of sophistication, opulence, old-world charm, courtesans, and nawabs (royalty) awaits you in Netflix’s much anticipated “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.” The television series directed by the acclaimed director Sanjay Leela Bhansali revolves around the rivalry between two well-known courtesans, Mallikajaan and Fareedan, as they struggle for dominance of Heeramandi, a flourishing pre-partition Lahore center for performing arts, dances, and poetry.

Meet “Heeramandi,” the Tawaifs from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film.
Mallikajaan (Manisha Koirala): Mallikajaan sees Manisha Koirala reprising her role as a Sanjay Leela Bhansali heroine, eighteen years after Khamoshi: The Musical. She is the matriarch of the red-light district’s Shahi Mahal brothel. She is supremely strong, brave, merciless, and in control of Lahore. She also has an unhealthy amount of pride in the empire she built for herself.

The character of Bibbojaan, played by Aditi Rao Hydari, is the oldest daughter of Mallikajaan. She’s a tawaif and a revolutionist. She uses her sharp intelligence and compassion as her most powerful weapons, but she usually lets her eyes and silence speak for themselves. She assumes the position of an advocate for India’s independence from British rule and often puts her life in danger to save her motherland.

Alamzeb is played by Sharmin Segal Mehta, who plays Bibbojaan’s younger sister. Alam spends much of her time reading poetry and aspires to write poetry herself. Her mother, Mallikajaan, on the other hand, wants to have her own “nath utraayi,” or coming-out ceremony, for a “mujre waali.”

Lajjojaan, played by Richa Chadha: In her description, Richa Chadha called her role a “female version of Devdas.” She is deeply in love with a nawab by the name of Zoravar, but their unfulfilled connection breaks her heart and sends her into delusions, which is why she drinks. She has emotionally collapsed to the lowest point and lost any sense of self-worth.

Waheedan, played by Sanjeeda Shaikh, is adamant about her elder sister Mallikajaan, whom she blames for her diminished glow and attractiveness. She is envious of her daughter’s youth and would stop at nothing to regain her regard. Her scar on her face becomes her biggest mystery. Wajeedan is struggling with her anxiety about aging gracefully, having been tricked and misled by everyone she loves.

Sonakshi Sinha as Fareedan: Mallikajaan’s elder sister died a horrible death, and Fareedan is the admirable, smart, and funny figure who is the daughter of Mallikajaan. Mallikajaan feels this new Heeramandi entrant would ruin her, and she poses the biggest danger to him. Her only purpose in life is to get vengeance on those who wronged her mother, and she is waging this battle by herself. She follows her vices without hesitation and has no fear of anyone.