Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is a Hindi-language Indian period romantic drama series. The series is about the lives of tawaifs (courtesans) in the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the British Raj.^[1]

Summary[]

"The scheming Mallikajaan rules over an elite house of courtesans — but a new rival threatens her reign as rebellion brews in British-ruled India."

—Official Netflix synopsis

"Arch nemeses Mallikajaan and Fareedan are locked in a battle for succession of Heeramandi, where courtesans reign as queens. The only hope is young Alam, Mallikajaan’s youngest daughter. But what happens when Alam relinquishes power and chooses the love of one man over the adulation of many? Set in pre-independent India against the backdrop of the freedom movement, Heeramandi is an epic saga of love, power, betrayal, struggle and, ultimately, freedom."

—Official Netflix logline

Cast and Characters[]

Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan
Sonakshi Sinha as Fareedan
Aditi Rao Hydari as Bibbojaan
Sharmin Segal as Alamzeb
Richa Chadha as Lajwanti aka Lajjo
Sanjeeda Shaikh as Waheeda
Farida Jalal as Qudsia Begum
Indresh Malik as Ustaadji
Shekhar Suman as Zulfiquar
Fardeen Khan as Wali Mohammad
Taha Shah Badussha as Tajdar Baloch
Adhyayan Suman as Zorawar Ali Khan

Episodes[]

Season One

Mallikajaan: The Queen of Heeramandi
Fareedanjaan: The Challenger Returns
Waheedajaan - Scarred for Life
Alamzeb: The Innocent Pawn
Tajdar: The Lover’s Dilemma
Tajdar & Alamzeb: Nation vs. Love
Bibbojaan - Long Live the Revolution
Heeramandi: The Swan Song