Sanjay Leela Bhansali Fails On OTT With ‘Heeramandi’!

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, renowned for his grand visuals and artistic storytelling, ventured into the OTT space with his high-budget web series “Heeramandi.” Set in the pre-independence era, the series promised a visually stunning drama revolving around the lives of courtesans in Heeramandi.

While the trailer impressed audiences with its grandeur, the series itself has received mixed reviews.

On the positive side, Bhansali’s signature style shines through. The visuals are undeniably captivating, with meticulous attention to detail in camerawork, lighting, costumes, set design, and choreography.

However, the series falters in its screenplay. Bhansali’s focus on intricate details leads to a sluggish narrative, making it difficult for viewers to connect with the characters. This has resulted in disappointment among many viewers who invested over 7 hours in watching the series.

Critics suggest that Bhansali’s insistence on replicating his established visual style might be hindering him from exploring more contemporary and relevant themes.

Overall, “Heeramandi” appears to be a missed opportunity for Bhansali, falling short of expectations despite its visual brilliance.

Suriya & Jyothika Together Again? Actress Reveals Details!

Actress Jyothika has started her second innings a few years back in Kollywood. She took a break from acting after getting married to star hero Suriya and having kids. She made a comeback and did some interesting concept-based films before making her way into Bollywood. She had a successful start to 2024 with horror drama ‘Shaitaan’. She was seen as Ajay Devgn’s wife and Madhavan played the villain’s role.

Now, she is busy promoting her upcoming film ‘Srikanth’ which is a biopic of Srikanth Bolla who founded Bollant Industries. He is a visually handicapped industrialist who became the first blind student in Management Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During a recent interview, the ‘Chandramukhi’ heroine talked about the prospect of her and her better half Suriya working together again.

She said, “No, we are not working together these are just rumors, we’re still waiting for a good script to come across so right now nothing’s on the cards but we surely will work if someone has something really special which is written for both of us as we don’t want to come for the sake of coming on screen together.”

Suriya and Jyothika worked in seven movies together till date. They are ‘Poovellam Kettuppar’, ‘Uyirile Kalanthathu’, ‘Kaakha Kaakha’, ‘Perazhagan’, ‘Maayavi’, ‘June R’ and ‘Sillunnu Oru Kadhal’. Suriya is working on ‘Kanguva’ right now which is his biggest project till date.Shiva is the director and Devi Sri Prasad is the music director. Disha Patani is the female lead while Bobby Deol played the villain role. The release date is yet to be revealed.