Richa Chadha recalls Sanjay Leela Bhansali's demands during Heeramandi filming

Actors Manisha Koirala Aditi Rao Hydari Sharmin Segal Richa Chadha Sonakshi Sinha and Sanjeeda Sheikh appeared on the recent episode of The Great Indian Kapil ShowThey discussed their experiences working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali highlighting his reputation as a perfectionist due to his careful focus on every detailRicha Chadha recalls Sanjay Leela Bhansalis demands during Heeramandi filmingRicha Chadha remembered filming a dance scene and mentioned ldquoYou donrsquot have to do much You are wearing a 20kilo lehenga you will spin around eight times And when you hit the mark you have to stop there look up and shed a tear from your left eyerdquoTalking about Sanjay Leela Bhansalis attention to small details Richa mentioned ldquoYou must have seen in the posters that I have flowers on my head Those roses had to be changed several times He said lsquoThis rose has gone mad Replace itrsquordquoSharmin Segal who portrays Alamzeb in Heeramandi remembered ldquoOne day he saw a thread In a close up he noticed a thread sticking out from the dress He said lsquoCut and retakersquordquo Sonakshi Singh also shared instances mentioning ldquoSometimes the decorative lamp would snuff out in the back Sometimes the curtain wasnrsquot properly creased Sometimes the drape of the dress wasnrsquot rightrdquoSanjeeda Sheikh noted the importance of props on the set during shooting mentioning ldquoEven the chair is working It has character All the props on the set even the curtain in the background has to workrdquo Sonakshi then complimented the director saying lsquoNobody has a vision like himrsquoRicha Chadha about filming her dance sceneRicha who is a teetotaller told Zoom in an interview how she was just not ldquogetting itrdquo despite 3040 takes which is when she decided to consume alcohol She said ldquoOn the first day I wasnrsquot getting it to do the drunk dancing So after 304o takes I thought let me have a quarter and see what happens I did have some gin I drank a little bit but it made things worse I didnrsquot want that lethargy in the body movement I wanted some of it maybe the precision can go but I didnrsquot want to let go of the gracerdquoAbout HeeramandiSet against the backdrop of the Indian freedom struggle of the 1940s Heeramandi The Diamond Bazaar promises to be an epic saga of love power revenge and freedom Through the stories of courtesans and their patrons the series delves deep into the cultural reality of Heeramandi The series was released on May 1 on Netflix