How Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Heeramandi' on Netflix will be the biggest show on OTT | Explained

After 27 years of making films driven by sweep and soul, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is now making his debut on the digital space with Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, which will soon stream on Netflix.

With the filmmaker making his debut on the digital space, he’s all set to gauge a global audience with a show that brims with a stellar ensemble and grandeur. While such a big canvas and magnum opus show is arriving for the first time on the Indian digital platform, the show from Sanjay Leela Bhansali is sure to bring a revolution in the world of OTT.

The series by Bhansali Productions comprises a cast of sparkling heeras, including Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal, Richa Chadha, and Sanjeeda Sheikh.

It is a series that is sure to redefine the world of web series for Indian and global audiences. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is creating the global phenomenon with Netflix taking the show globally. The first ever big-scale show Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar will not only create a boom on the global platform but will also give rise to a new dawn that shall be followed by the other filmmakers too.

In the midst of a power struggle in Heeramandi, a young heir caught in the crossfire chooses love over succession, disrupting the status quo. Set in pre-independent India against a burgeoning freedom movement, the final thread holding the art of tawaifs (courtesans) is put to the test.

Hailed as the grandest and most-awaited series of the year, the creative visionary, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is set to unveil his 14-year passion project in collaboration with Netflix, to global audiences.