Mumbai: The multi-starrer period drama streaming series “Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” is all set to return with the second season.

The series marked the OTT debut of Indian auteur Sanjay Leela Bhansali and told the story of Indian prostitutes during the freedom struggle. It starred Aditi Rao Hydari, Manisha Koirala, Richa Chadha, Sharmin Segal, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sonakshi Sinha.

The first season of the series received highly positive response for its visuals, story, and music.

Expressing his gratitude for the success of ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’, Bhansali said, “I am blessed to have received so much love and appreciation for ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’. It has been a joy to see the show become popular with audiences across the world, and I couldn’t have asked for a better partner than Netflix. I am delighted to announce that we will be back with Season 2.”

According to ‘Variety’, this time the women of Hiramandi will come to India after partition and try to settle in the Hindi or Bengali film industry.

At Carter Road in Mumbai, a flash mob of 100 dancers dressed in anarkali (a traditional Indian dress) and anklets danced to a medley of songs from the series. As the audience sang along with them, the dancers announced the news about Season 2.

Monika Shergill, VP (Content), Netflix India, said, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali has weaved magic to bring ‘Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ to life. To see audiences everywhere fall in love with this series – truly owning it as a cultural phenomenon – has been extremely encouraging, and I am thrilled to share that we will be back with Season 2.”

The second season of the series will be available on Netflix soon.