Meet the actors and crew of Heeramandi , a period drama series set in Lahore's red-light district. Learn more about their roles, profiles and links on StarsUnfolded. Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar is a Hindi-language Indian period romantic drama series. The series is about the lives of tawaifs (courtesans) in the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the British Raj.[1] Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan Sonakshi Sinha as Fareedan Aditi Rao Hydari as Bibbojaan Sharmin Segal as Alamzeb Richa Chadha as Lajwanti aka Lajjo Sanjeeda Shaikh as Waheeda Farida Jalal as Qudsia Begum Indresh Malik as Ustaadji... As Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series ‘ Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar’ gears up for its release on Netflix, here’s a look at all its characters . Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar: With Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha. Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India.