Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut web series 'Heeramandi' narrates the story of courtesans of the pre-independent India. While the series is already being praised for its grand world building, previous films based on courtesans have also focused on building a grand world while portraying the inner turmoil of courtesans.From Mughal-e-Azam to Gangubai Kathiawadi, different filmmakers took different approach to portray courtesan life in movies.

Revisiting The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri’s exclusive interview to Mid-day as the film is bagging multiple awards. In the throwback interview, the movie’s director, Vivek Agnihtori can be seen talking about his journey of making the films and his take on the bollywood industry who he calls as ‘spineless and coward’. The director talked about the challenges he faced while making this movie and how important he think this movie is for the Indian youth.