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'alamzeb, mallika's youngest daughter. your next target.' — ep 3 - scarred for life | heeramandi, 2024, dir. sanjay leela bhansali.

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Heera Mandi: Diamond Bazar - Bollywood Series Review

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s HeeraMandi currently playing on #Netflix is visually expansive, lyrically haunting, emotionally captivating, and verbally mesmerizing with a rich storyline. Set in 1920s pre independence India, this 7 episode series has woven the struggle for independence while telling the story of the lives of tawayffs (courtesans). They weren’t mere prostitutes. In fact, in…

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Aditya Roy Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Ronit Roy, Vedika Pinto, Deepak Kalra, Touqeer Khan, Indresh Malik, Keeya Khanna, Naivedya, Manoj Bakshi, Mohitt Anand, Shubhdeep Saxena, Ivan Rodrigues, Gaurav Bhalla, Puja Sarup,

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Heeramandi - The Diamond Bazaar

When I first started this review, I had just finished the show. At that time, not as many reviews had been published, and there was still a lot of hype. Now that I've had some space to really think and sort through my initial reaction, I've added to and rewritten parts of this. The following is a relatively low spoiler review of my overall impression of the show:

Heeramandi is an ensemble show, with multiple actors of different backgrounds. There are industry veterans, fresh faced newcomers, and a number of people in between.

Seeing Manisha Koirala, Farida Jalal, Fardeen Khan, and Taha Shah Badussha (yes, I enjoyed Luv Ka The End when it came out, what can I say) on screen after years certainly made me nostalgic. But more than nostalgia, each of these actor's performances were convincing and each of them were able to hold their own. No surprise for someone like Farida Jalal or Manisha Koirala, but as an audience member, I have not really had the opportunity to see either Fardeen Khan or Taha Shah Badussha's range before.

And of course, theirs were not the only performances I enjoyed. Essentially the entire main cast - Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikhh, Richa Chadha, Shruti Sharma, Jayati Bhatia, and Nivedita Bhargava all played the women of Heeramandi (both tawaif and maid) beautifully.

There were of course, a few performances that stood out, for better or for worse. A lot has been said about Sharmin Segal's performance at this point, and I don't have an interest in piling on. I personally did not enjoy it, and felt that she was miscast in the role. However, I do believe much of the responsibility of her performance falls squarely on the shoulders of her uncle/the director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Ultimately, a director has a huge say (and a director like Bhansali generally has final say) over what the project ends up looking like. Bhansali chose to cast Sharmin Segal, he was satisfied with her performance, and chose the scenes and cuts to keep for the show. In interviews, he has very clearly said he was happy with her performance.

If he had not been, he could have directed her differently, or chosen to edit out certain scenes and focus on other plotlines. He did not. This is the final product he wanted to share with the audiences, and so, if there is something lacking in Sharmin Segal or any other actor's performance, that responsibility rests on Bhansali as well.

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Performances that stood out to me (in a good way) were those of Sanjeeda Sheikh as Waheeda and Indresh Malik as Ustasd Ji. I was not familiar with either's work before the show, and was blown away by just how well they managed to steal every scene they were in. Without giving away any major spoilers, there is a scene between Indresh Malik and Sonakshi Sinha (as Fareedan), where Fareedan pays Ustad Ji with a gold naath. Instead of placing it in his hand though, she hooks it to his nose and turns him to face the mirror. The emotions that cross his face - wonder, happiness, loss, grief, and overwhelm of finally seeing what could have been are so beautifully projected by Indresh Malik in this brief moment. Even in a show dripping in grandeur, this tender scene steals the show.

My issues with Heeramandi are primarily rooted in the story and its pacing. The first six episodes tell a completely different story from the last two. Some plotlines drag on for too long, while others are discarded with barely any resolution. Suddenly, towards the end of episode 6, the tone completely shifts and a new plotline takes center stage for the remainder of the show. Everything else is lost to history (or perhaps a season 2). It is unfortunate, especially with an ensemble cast, because most characters seem wasted on a plot that doesn't know where it wants to go until the end.

Image: Harper's Bazaar

Vague Spoilers for the rest of the review:

A friend of mine mentioned that she believes Sanjay Leela Bhansali likes to see women suffer, and I have to agree. Bhansali may claim that his heroines are strong, but the only way we as an audience are allowed to see that is through their suffering.

They suffer against their status, their fate, the British, the men who claim to love them but torture them instead, and it is only in those moments that the audience is allowed to see them as strong and sympathetic characters.

Even our two "antagonists," Malikajaan and Fareedan, who are portrayed as relentless and calculating, are so because of their past suffering. In order to be shown as worthy of empathy and to emphasize their strength later in the show, they are forced to suffer again.

It is as if Sanjay Leela Bhansali cannot conceive of a world where a women's strength can come from her desires, her talent, her cunning, her community, and own self. Herein likes the greatest letdown of Heeramandi - it forgets the story it promised to tell.

For the majority of Heeramandi, the main charters are shown as little more than catty, selfish, manipulative women, who fight over wealth and status (often unsuccessfully). It isn't until the penultimate episode that the show goes back to what it promised before the initial opening scene. Heeramandi was sold to its audience as a story of the Tawaifs and their connection to the downfall of the British raj. Even in interviews and promotions of the show before its release, we were told this. Yet it almost never shows these women (with the exception of Bibojaan) as competent enough to do anything successfully until episode 7. Attempts to undermine each other often backfire spectacularly. Even then, these women are "strong" and resilient in the last two episodes directly after a terrible ordeal (ie more suffering) galvanizes them and completely ignores any set up of the previous 6 episodes regarding their interpersonal dynamics.

Final Thoughts:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's signature is extravagant sets and costuming that sometimes take years to create. Having incredible Art and Costume departments to do this work has become a part of his directorial style. In this sense, he fully rises to the occasion. Audience expectation is certainly met and surpassed. Heeramandi is a visual treat. Every frame on screen is filled with intricate details.

While Bhansali exceeds audience expectation in this aspect, he fails to deliver on the story he promised to tell. By the end, everything is so convoluted it's hard to hold onto the threads of the multiple storylines, and major plot points are ignored in favour of a dramatic ending. Even with the (mostly) incredible performances from its cast, Heeramandi is little more than an opulent train wreck.

TLDR: the stories of tawaifs and their connection to the overthrowing of the British raj are important for us to learn, but Sanjay Leela Bhansali was not the right person to tell them.

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Virendra Saxena, Delnaaz Irani, Indresh Malik and Shalini Sahuta in Star Plus’ Pati Patni Aur Talaq

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'happy?' — ep 3 - scarred for life | heeramandi, 2024, dir. sanjay leela bhansali.

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DVD offscreen r sooo cute

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Bittu Ji is helping RK to trap Sultan. Sultan gives last chance to Madhu to live her life own.

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'happy?' — ep 3 - scarred for life | heeramandi, 2024, dir. sanjay leela bhansali.

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also if i don't bite the bullet and make a collage set of Ustaad eventually i am a thief and a liar and you can call me out here on this hellsite