Heeramandi
Where courtesans were queens...
Created by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
On Netflix
A visually sumptuous period drama set in 1940s Lahore that interweaves the intimate power struggles within a courtesan house with the larger tragedy of British colonial oppression and India's independence struggle.
The scheming Mallikajaan rules over an elite house of courtesans — but a new rival threatens her reign as rebellion brews in British-ruled India.
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ProstituteSexual AbuseRevolutionDeath SentenceCourtesanJewelryMurderLonelinessTragic LoveRebellionAunt Niece RelationshipMassacreIndiaRulerFamily ConflictOppressionBriberyDominant WomanSuccessionNobleman1940sSisterhoodCold CaseSchemePerforming ArtsPrisoner AbusePower AbuseLahoreMurder CaseAbuse Of PowerMother Daughter RelationshipAestheticBritish OccupationStruggle For IndependenceIndian Freedom StruggleAnti-colonialismPeriod PiecePowerLuxury BrothelViolationDramaBritish ImperialismFightsBritish OppressionBritish Colonial Crimes
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Like Heeramandi, But Less Popular
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