How Manisha Koirala delivered another stunning performance in Netflix & Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Heeramandi' after 'Khamoshi'

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ has finally been released and has started to create waves across the globe. SLB fondly decorated the 8 episodic series with enthralling sets, an amazing cast, and a larger-than-life world. While the show has been garnering love from audiences, celebrities, and critics for almost everything that SLB has presented on the screen for the global audience, the show also saw the return of the talented Manisha Koirala with the filmmaker, and the journey of this actor-director duo is worth reckoning with.

It was 1996 when Sanjay Leela Bhansali took his first step in the realm of entertainment as a director with ‘Khamoshi: The Musical.’ A box office bomb upon release, the film has over the years gained a cult following and is cited as one of the best films of Hindi cinema. It’s almost 30 years since SLB made his directorial debut with the talented Manisha Koirala in ‘Khamoshi: The Musical,’ and now with his grand OTT debut ‘ _Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar_ ’ on Netflix, the actor-director duo has made a bang-on comeback. The show has been released, and SLB is yet again casting his magic with Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan.

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Smashing ageism in Bollywood, Manisha Koirala believes now there is a role for every craftsman in the industry. ‘Heeramandi is a perfect example on how women’s roles in cinema are changing.

Speaking exclusively to Firstpost, the actress said, “When you are working with a great director, a lot of work is already been done like the costume, the look, tonality and everything. One has to co-create with the director and as you mentioned the costume and the jewellery bit, yes so we had to dress up for the role too.”

Koirala added, “My first day of shooting on the set, I slowly started understanding what he is looking at and I just wanted to see Sanjay being happy with what I have done. I would start gaging Mallikajaan through his eyes. I could understand what he was looking at and what he was expecting me to do. So, slowly I navigated Mallikajaan and tried to match up to his vision.”