Netflix India hosted the premiere of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar in Mumbai on Wednesday. The premiere was attended by Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rekha, Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Shekhar Suman, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, Aditi Rao Hydari and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Netflix India took to his instragram handle and posted unseen pictures from the premiere. The caption said a royal night of glitz, glamour, and grandeur (black heart emoji). Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is scheduled to be released on 1st May, only on Netflix!

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan were seen in black as the two posed together for the camera. Salman Khan rubbished rumours of his tiff with Sanjay Leela Bhansali when he turned up for the premiere of his debut show amid high security concerns, due to the recent incident when 2 men opened fire at his Mumbai residence. The rumours of a feud cropped up when Salman Khan walked out of Bhansali’s ambitious project Inshallah, which cast him opposite Bhansali’s new muse, Alia Bhatt.

Alia Bhatt also attended the Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar premiere as she wore a shimmery white gown. She last worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). Alia will soon reunite with the filmmaker for Love & War in 2025, which will also star her husband Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal. While Alia Bhatt was seen at the premiere along with mother Soni Razdan and mother-in-law Neetu Kapoor.

In other black-and-white pictures shared by the Netflix India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was seen in candid moments with legendary actor Rekha, cast members of Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar including Aditi Rao Hydari and Sonakshi Sinha, along with her mother, Poonam Sinha.

For the special night, Aditi Rao Hydari wore a gorgeous, traditional anarkali, keeping her character in mind. She was seen with her fiance, actor Siddharth, on the red carpet.

Bollywood stars Karisma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit left their fans nostalgic as they recreated their dance battle from the superhit film Dil To Pagal Hai. The two actors were seen dancing on the stage on the TV reality show Dance Deewane, where they performed to the instrumental of Dance of Envy.

 A video of Karisma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit’s dance performance was shared by Colors TV on social media. In the dance video, Madhuri Dixit looked gorgeous in her yellow outfit, while Karisma Kapoor slayed in a black saree.

As the two stars performed, Suneil Shetty who is also a judge on the dance reality show, cheered for the Bollywood actors. Suneil Shetty hailed their dance performance and said two of them were the greatest dancing stars of the Hindi film industry in the country. Tab bhi aap dono ke liye dil pagal tha, aaj bhi hai (Back then, people were mad for both of them, and even today, people are still mad for them).

The video has gone viral on social media with 26,574 likes which are only increasing. Large number of instragram users, Madhuri Dixit fans and Karisma Kapoor fans showered their love on the dance video praising both the bollywood actors for their dance performance. One user said the fans didn’t know that they needed this reunion the most. One user Manidipa said this is her all time favourite dance performance.

Another instragram user felt Karisma Kapoor’s dance performance was better than Madhuri Dixit while another user felt otherwise. Many fans responded with hearts emojis and sent their love for the dance video. One social media user Jaya said that it is good both of these Bollywood heroines have stopped acting in the Hindi film industry as the new Bollywood actors would not be able to get roles in the film industry.

Manisha Koirala, who is waiting for the release of Heeramandi, talked about turning down Yash Chopra’s Dil Toh Pagal Hai alongside Madhuri Dixit. She claimed that because Madhuri Dixit was the lead actor in the film, she felt insecure.

The actor talked about her long career as she prepared for a big comeback with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi. The series is at the last leg for a big release, having endured several delays. The Series is scheduled to release on Netflix on May 1.

A little-known fact is that Manisha Koirala was the one who was offered Dil Toh Pagal Hai by Yash Chopra before Karisma Kapoor. She did, however, decline the offer. It was, however, that event that further made her to reconsider her career choices.

Manisha said, she regrets not doing Yash Chopra’s film, it’s one of her career’s regrets. When Madhuri ji [Dixit] was paired opposite her, she became insecure. She withdrew from the project.

Yash Ji, when he was alive,portrayed women so beautifully that every actor of her time, wanted to work with him, Manisha continued. She went to Yash Ji’s office and said, Sir, she wanted to be his solo heroine. That was her dream. She was being caste opposite Madhuri Dixit by him. Manisha believes she missed out due to her superior judgment.

Manisha accepted director Raj Santoshi’s 2000 offer Lajja, opposite Madhu Dixit, on the spot In Heeramandi, Manisha will star alongside actresses Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chaddha, Sonakshi Sinha, and Sharmin Segal. because she didn’t want to make the same mistake again. She said, she thought security comes from having a strong maker and being comfortable in your own skin. Her foolish insecurities made her realize that she didn’t want to make the same mistake twice. She is quite happy that she did that film. She adore Lajja so much, Manisha added.

In Heeramandi, Manisha will star alongside actresses Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chaddha, Sonakshi Sinha, and Sharmin Segal.