Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming web series 'Heeramandi' narrates the story of courtesans in the pre-independent India era. While the series is already being praised for is grand world building, previous films based on courtesans have also  focused of building a grand world while portraying the inner turmoil of courtesans

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