Heeramandi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Reveals He Wanted To Cast Pakistani Actors Mahira Khan And Fawad Khan For Netflix Show

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, is due to begin streaming on Netflix. The program has an excellent cast that includes Aditi Rao Hydari, Fardeen Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Manisha Koirala, and others. In a recent interview, SLB disclosed that he was contemplating several other actors for the Netflix series. He was considering Pakistani actors Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan, and a few more.

Heeramandi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Wanted To Cast Mahira Khan And Fawad Khan

Talking to Lilly Singh, he said, ¡°This was 18 years ago so at one point it was Rekha ji, Kareena and Rani Mukerji. Then it changed into another cast, then it changed into another cast.¡±

He also added how the show was supposed to be a film initially. Bhansali revealed that he had considered putting Pakistani stars Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan, and Imran Abbas in the show, but "then it all changed."

"Rekha, Kareena and Rani were my first choices for Heeramandi." - Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Reacting to this, one wrote, ¡°He could've still cast them and it would've taken the show to another level!¡±

Another added, ¡°That would have been a treat to watch! Just imagine these actresses in one frame..¡±

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In an interview with Rediff, ¡°He's very passionate about everything he does. He's also very knowledgeable. He has true love for each and every art form that goes into making cinema, and that I find very infectious. I would say that whatever one comes with in one's blood, when you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge."

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She further continued, "People perceive actors in a particular way. They may be like, Oh, if you blow, she'll just fly away. She's so delicate! But for him, there's more to a person than that. One day, he kept me hungry because I had to do a scene which was full of fire. He said, 'Aaj khana mat khana', and that helped me get that simmering sense of injustice.¡±

Heeramandi will stream on Netflix.

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