'Heeramandi' cast shares experience of working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Netflix's 'The Great Indian Kapil Show': 'You have to spin eight times wearing a 20-kilo lehenga and…'
Apart from its direction, music and performances, the web series also garnered appreciation for its larger-than-life sets, which turned out to be a visual spectacle for the viewers
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Netflix’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, which premiered on the OTT giant on 1st May, received rave reviews across the globe. Apart from its direction, music and performances, the web series also garnered appreciation for its larger-than-life sets, which turned out to be a visual spectacle for the viewers.
And while speaking to Kapil Sharma on his Netflix show
The Great Indian Kapil Show
, the cast of the series had something to share about the filmmaker. Rucha said, “You don’t have to do much. You are wearing a 20-kilo lehenga, you will spin around eight times. And when you hit the mark, you have to stop there, look up, and shed a tear from your left eye.”
The actress added, “You must have seen in the posters that I have flowers on my head. Those roses had to be changed several times. He said, ‘This rose has gone mad. Replace it.”
Sharmin Segal added, “One day he saw a thread. In a close up, he noticed a thread sticking out from the dress. He said, ‘Cut and retake.’” Sonakshi Sinha quipped, “ Sometimes the decorative lamp would snuff out in the back. Sometimes the curtain wasn’t properly creased. Sometimes the drape of the dress wasn’t right.”
With its grandeur and magical world, Heeramandi came up with a production budget of humongous Rs 200 crore. While Sanjay Leela Bhansali charged Rs 60-70 crore for direction as per Money Control, Sonakshi Sinha took home Rs 2 crore for her dual portrayals of Rehana and Fareedan. Manisha Koirala and Richa Chadha charged Rs 1 crore each for the characters of Mallikajaan and Lajjo aka Lajwanti. Aditi Rao Hydari, who won our hearts with her portrayal of Bibbojaan received Rs 1-1.5 crore.
Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Segal reportedly charged Rs 40 lakh and 30 lakh for their characters of Rehana and Alamzeb. Fardeen Khan, who made a much-awaited comeback as Wali Mohommad, charged Rs 75 lakh.