Kheeramandi! Pakistani Celebrities Are Mocking Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi; Here's Why

Ever since Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi was announced, Pakistanis weren't happy about it. For the unversed, Heeramandi is a place that still exists in Lahore, Pakistan. Now, after the release of the eight-part web series, a lot of Pakistani celebrities are mocking the show.

Ahmed Ali Butt calls Bhansali's show 'Kheeramandi'

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Pakistani actor and comedian mocked the show starring Manisha Koirala, Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sonakshi Sinha among others as "Kheeramandi". He also called it "WONDERFUL VISUAL DISASTER".

Ken Doll mocks Heeramandi

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Pakistani model and social media influencer Adnan Zafar alias Ken Doll also mocked the show in a video. His satirical take on the show drew applause form people like Mathira (Pakistani model and dancer) and Iqra Aziz (Pakistani actress) among others.

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Umera Ahmed points out an inaccuracy

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Earlier, Pakistani writer Umera Ahmed had pointed out inaccuracy in the show. He revealed that his Urdu novel Pir-e-Kamil, which was published in 2004, features in the show which is set in pre-independence era. Taking to Instagram, he wrote, "So #PireKamil was written before partition or is Time Travel real? Interesting."

He added, "For those asking the context, this is a scene from the Netflix series Heeramandi jismai partition say pehlay k Lahore mai mojood aik bookstore ka scene dikhaya gaya hai and look in the left book kaunsi mojood hai us bookstore mai."

Pakistanis are also unhappy with Urdu pronunciation

Many users have criticised Urdu pronunciation in Heeramandi. "No, we don¡¯t speak like this in Pakistan," a user said. "I'm sorry but the timeline inaccuracies, blatant misrepresentation of Lahore, the endless butchering of Urdu accent, the embellishment of the actual heeramandi..." said another one.

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Not just the Pakistanis, even Indian actor Sheezan Khan had called the makers for the same. "Apart from Farida Jalal ji! Nobody could speak "urdu" in SLB¡¯s Heeramandi! Kisi Ka Nuqta, kha, qaf apni jagah pe nahi hai!! Kyu bhai kyu?? Urdu ke saath itni naainsaafi. Disappointed (Nobody pronounced the words properly. Why bro? Why such injustice with the Urdu language)," he wrote.

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