News India Live, Digital Desk: Every week the new web series are released on OTT platforms. Some of these remain in trending for a long time, but the series we are going to talk about today became not only popular but also in the discussion for her huge budget. Yes, we are talking about Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first web series ‘Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazar’, which was released on Netflix in early 2024.
Budget of more than 200 crores
‘Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazar’ won the hearts of the audience with its release. It cost more than 200 crore rupees to make it, making it the most expensive web series of India so far. Netflix bought its digital rights for around Rs 80 crore.
Trending for several weeks
The series became extremely popular among the audience as soon as it was released and remained in the top 10 list of Netflix for a long time. Its story was based on the background of Lahore before India’s independence, in which the spirit of freedom struggle, royal style and deep human expressions were introduced beautifully.
This series was adorned with stars
Many big actors appeared in the series. Manisha Koirala played Mallikazan, Sonakshi Sinha, Faridan, Aditi Rao Hydari played Bibojan, Richa Chadha played Lajjo, Sanjida Sheikh played Waheeda and Sharmin Sehgal played Alamzeb. Apart from these, Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Fardeen Khan, Shruti Sharma and Study Suman were also in important roles. Each character’s costumes, jewelry and set design in the series were extremely gorgeous and attractive, giving the audience a different experience.
Bhansali in queue of veteran directors
Sanjay Leela Bhansali made his brilliant debut on the OTT platform with ‘Hiramandi’. He through this series Raj Kapoor, K.K. Purified the legacy of veteran directors like Asif and Guru Dutt. His web series became a memorable experience for the audience, showing deep expressions such as love, sacrifice and rebellion.
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