The Rich & Powerful Courtesan of Hyderabad
Mah Laqa Bai Chanda - the 18th century poet, courtesan was included in the ranks of the highest nobility with 500-foot soldiers and drummers to announce her entrance. Her status also helped elevate the status of other tawaifs across Hyderabad
Heeramandi Magic on Netflix : Gallery
Netizens hail Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar! Say, “Heeramandi on Netflix is Indian Game of Thrones! Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum... Read More
Heeramandi – Bhansali recreates Lahore’s courtesan culture in all its opulance & misery
The much-awaited streaming of the Netflix series by the showman Sanjay Leela Bhansali is all that it promised to be - the Kothas of Heeramandi and the powerful tawaifs, their art, poetry, and music, their finery, and the riches are captured on his lens in their grandeur best.
