Kartik Aaryan Roped In For Heera Mandi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Revives Ismail Darbar?

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s line up is getting interesting with time both as director and a producer. Amid the buzz around Gangubai Kathiawadi, it was recently revealed that the filmmaker is making a series titled Heera Mandi for Netflix. While the female casting coup also made a huge buzz, the latest gossip has a male lead to add to the cast. If the reports are to go by now the filmmaker might join hands with Kartik Aaryan. There is news of a reunion after 19 longs years too. Read on to know all you need to about this exciting update.

Heera Mandi is a period drama that reportedly stars Sonakshi Sinha, Huma Qureshi, Nimrat Kaur, Sayani Gupta and Manisha Koirala in leading roles and will have to ladies enter the Bhansali grandeur. The series will be directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Vibhu Puri together and produced by the former the streaming giant.

As per the latest update by Bollywood Hungama, Sanjay Leela Bhansali might have found a character from Heera Mandi in Kartik Aaryan. As per a source, the filmmaker who has been keen on working with the actor has reportedly offered him a role in the series. The source said, “Kartik Aaryan and Bhansali have always discussed in teaming up for a film together. They have met a couple of times in the past as well but nothing worked out. Recently, he was spotted at the maverick filmmaker’s office and apparently, SLB asked him if he would like to do a role in Heera Mandi.”