ICYDK: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Had Heeramandi Story 14 Years Ago

The series will premiere on May 1

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's highly-anticipated Netflix series, Heeramandi, is set to premiere on May 1 after a 14-year wait. The show, created by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, had been a long-held vision for the filmmaker, with its conception dating back over a decade. At the trailer launch of Heeramandi, held in Delhi, it was revealed that Sanjay Leela Bhansali had conceptualised the series 14 years ago after Moin Beg proposed the concept for Heeramandi. Monika Shergill, VP of Content at Netflix India, said, "He (Bhansali) had this story for 14 years. He has been wanting to make this show, he has lived with these characters for so long."

Monika Shergill further elaborated on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's commitment to the project and shared that the filmmaker was determined to find the right medium and format to capture the "immersive and powerful" narrative of Heeramandi.

"Somewhere he always felt he had to have the right medium and right length of the story. It was not getting contained in a film format. It is such an immersive world, it's such a powerful story. He wanted to do it in the most perfect way. So I think it was literally a match made in heaven," she added.