Aditi Rao Hydari as Bibbo, Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan, Sanjeeda Sheikh as Waheeda, Richa Chadha as Lajjo in ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ | Photo Credit: Megha Chattani/Netflix

It was great to watch the web series directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Hiramandi: The Diamond MarketIf yes, then a new update about the hit show will surely bring a smile on your face.

Streaming giant Netflix has renewed the series for a second season,Diversity According to reports, in the first week of its launch on May 1, the series topped Netflix’s Worldwide Non-English TV charts in 43 countries, becoming the streamer’s most-watched Indian series worldwide. The series has been ranked No. 1 in India’s Top 10 charts since its launch.

Season 1 of this grand saga, spanning from 1920 to 1947, is set in the Hiramandi district of Lahore in British India, the environs of the courtesans. Like the geishas of Japan, the courtesans were trained in music and dance and were raised by the elite. The show centres around Mallika Jaan (Manisha Koirala), the scheming queen of Hiramandi, and her vindictive niece Faridan (Sonakshi Sinha), who harbours ambitions of taking her aunt’s place. Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman and Taha Shah Badusha also feature in the show.

On the expansion of the series, Bhansali said, “A lot goes into making a series. A lot has gone into this series. Gangubai [Berlinale title Gangubai Kathiawadi] From this series releasing in February 2022 till now, I have worked every single day without a break. So the responsibility on the series is huge,” Bhansali told. Diversity,

“In Hiramandi 2“Now women come to the film world from Lahore. They left Lahore after Partition and most of them settled in the Mumbai film industry or the Kolkata film industry. So their journey in the market remains the same. They still have to dance and sing, but this time for the producers and not for the nawabs. So we are planning a second season, let’s see where it goes,” Bhansali said.

Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India, said, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali has created amazing magic. Hiramandi: The Diamond Market For life. Watching audiences everywhere fall in love with this series – truly owning it as a cultural phenomenon – has been extremely inspiring and I’m thrilled to share that we’ll be back with Season 2.