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Heera Mandi is located inside the Walled City of Lahore, near the Taxali Gate, [3] and south of the Badshahi Mosque. [4] Heeramandi, originally a song and dance community rooted in the 'tawaif' culture during the Mughal period, first evolved into a hotspot for prostitution during the Ahmad Shah Durrani (1747- 1772) invasions of India.
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language period drama television series created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.The series is about the lives of tawaifs in the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore during the Indian independence movement against the British Empire. [2]
Abu Aleeha told a local publication that the film, a combination of dark humour and tragedy with the locales of Heera Mandi, revolves around the investigation and events surrounding a murder. [6] The official teaser of the film was released on 9 January 2024, [7] and the official trailer was released on 19 January. [8]
Heera Mandi also called 'Shahi Mohalla', a defunct red light district, used to lie close to this gate, [1] where Mughal Emperors used to house their royal consorts. Taxali Gate also serves as Union Council 30 (UC 30) in Tehsil Ravi Town of Lahore City District of Punjab, Pakistan. There is a sense of religious harmony that once was in this area.
A Pakistani Love Story – short film, 2006 (Director) Aaj Bazar Mein (In Spirit & Flesh: The Women of Lahore's 'Diamond Market' (which is locally called in Pakistani Urdu language 'Heera Mandi') (Director) [2] Eclipse – Short Film, August 2005 [Director, Writer, Editor] Building Bridges, 2005 – Documentary, (Director)
In March 2024, Bhansali launched his music label Bhansali Music as a subsidiary of Bhansali Productions with Heeramandi's soundtrack being the label's maiden release. [8] [9] The song "Sakal Ban" was released as the first single from the album on International Women's Day (8 March 2024).
In Pakistan's Lollywood films like Anjuman (1970), one can see many mujra dances being performed before the movie is over [8] while in Pakistani dramas such as Deewar-e-Shab (2019) and Umrao Jaan Ada (2003), there were also several Mujra performances. A documentary about mujra dancers called Showgirls of Pakistan was released globally in 2021 ...
Guru Ram Das was born at Bazaar Chuna Mandi, Lahore in 1534 A.D. Guru Arjan Dev got the foundation stone of Harmandir Sahib, laid by a Muslim Saint Mian Mir Ji of Lahore in December 1588. Guru Arjan met an untimely death when he was tortured on the orders of the Emperor Jahangir in 1606 in this city.