May 6, 2024
Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‘s global hit magnum opus debut series “ Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar ” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. Within the first week of its May 1 launch, the series danced its way up Netflix’s worldwide non-English TV chart in 43 countries, becoming the most-viewed Indian series for the streamer globally. By: K Dass.
India - Netflix has renewed big-budget Indian drama series Heeramandi
- The Diamond Bazaar. Sanjay Leela Bhansali series became the most-watched
Indian series on Netflix in its first week and trended in Top 10 charts in 43
countries. The series remains in the Global Top 10 (Non-English) chart after
four weeks and has landed a re-up.
“Sanjay Leela
Bhansali has intricately woven magic to bring Heeramandi - The Diamond
Bazaar to life,” said Monika Shergill, Vice-President Content, Netflix
India. “Watching audiences everywhere fall in love with this series — making it
truly their own as a cultural phenomenon — has been hugely energizing and it
thrills me to share that we will be back with Season 2.”
The streaming giant
Netflix has renewed the series for a second season, Variety reported. Within
the first week of its May 1 launch, the series danced its way up Netflix’s
worldwide non-English TV chart in 43 countries, becoming the most-viewed Indian
series for the streamer globally.
Heeramandi - The
Diamond Bazaar is an Indian
period drama television series created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
The show revolves around the lives of tawaifs in the red-light district of
Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the
British Raj.
The scheming
Mallikajaan rules over an elite house of courtesans, but a new rival threatens
her reign as rebellion brews in British-ruled India. The series promises
grandeur, opulence, intrigue, passion, and drama, set to captivate audiences on
Netflix. If you’re a fan of historical dramas, this one might be worth checking
out.