Sanjay Leela Bhansali reveals Pakistani actors he wants to cast for 'Heeramandi'

• "Heeramandi" marks Bhansali's debut as a director in OTT.
• Bhansali recently conducted interviews with Lilly Singh at a screening of the series.
• Despite considering multiple casting options, Bhansali ultimately chose an ensemble cast.

The famous Netflix series "Heeramandi," directed by ace Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, marks Sanjay's debut as a director in the OTT realm. The original Netflix series boasts a stellar cast, including Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chadha, Fardeen Khan, Sharmin Segal, Shekhar Suman, and others. Recently, the brilliant team of "Heeramandi" has been conducting multiple interviews on various social media and media outlets.

A recent clip of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali circulating online shows him during a live session with Lilly Singh at a screening of Heeramandi in Los Angeles. In the clip, he discloses that he once contemplated top Pakistani actors for his famous series Heeramandi, which was conceptualized eighteen years ago.

Talking about the casting, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, “I had multiple casting options in my mind, the idea has been there for eighteen years, I thought about Rekha Ji and then Kareena and Rani Mukharji, it was a film back then. I then also thought about Mahira Khan, the Pakistani actress, and Imran Abbas and Fawad Khan were in my mind at one point in time but now I ended up with this ensemble cast”

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