Gulshan Grover Watches Heeramandi with 'Bad Girl' Manisha Koirala, Shares Review: 'You Are Fabulous'

Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover revealed he watched Heeramandi with one of the series’ leading stars, Manisha Koirala. The Netflix series, which marked Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series debut, released on Wednesday and Manisha played the role of a badass courtesan, Mallikajaan. Gulshan along with his family watched the series with Manisha and cheered her on. He shared a picture and a video in which the family was cheering for her.

“Watched #Heeramandi at my dear friend Manisha Koirala’s @mkoirala home with friends. Manisha you are FABULOUS & a BADGIRL ! Son Sanjay & me wishing super success to everyone,” Gulshan wrote. He was joined by Saudagar actor Vivek Mushran.

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sharmin Sehgal and Sanjeeda Sheikh as tawaifs. The series also stars Fardeen Khan, Taha Shah Badussha, Shekhar Suman, and Adhyayan Suman in the roles of the Nawabs.

The series is set in a time when courtesans reigned as monarchs. Through the stories of courtesans and their clients, set against the turbulent backdrop of the Indian Independence struggle in the 1940s, the series investigates the cultural reality of the namesake area of Heera Mandi.

News18 Showsha gave the series 4.5 stars and praised Manisha in the review. “Manisha Koirala returns to the screen and essays the unyielding and authoritative Mallikajaan with a lot of finesse and heart. She’s easily the scene-stealer and to watch her revelling in a grey character after playing an array of vulnerable woman is a treat to the eyes.”

The review also praised Sonakshi Sinha. “She is stunning, shrewd and sardonic. And she fears no one. She single-handedly fights a battle to win justice for her late mother and has no qualms about walking on the path of vices for the same. At the end, the women are all so much more than just tawaifs. Ambition is their eternal companion and they use their beauty as a weapon to lure men into their beds and when the right time comes, render them powerless.”