There is an undeniable lure to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. The filmmaker will attempt to recreate the magic with his debut web series Heeramandi that will explore the lives of courtesans in the Lahore district in pre-Independence India. It is heard that he intends to roll the Netflix project in mid-September with a grand song sequence. The production design team has kicked off construction work at the same studio in Film City where the Alia Bhatt-starrer, Gangubai Kathiawadi, was shot. An insider reveals, “This is the same set where Bhansali sir has shot all his films, starting with Ram-Leela [2013].

Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala and Richa Chadha reportedly front the series