Fardeen Khan spoke about his 14-year hiatus from acting and his comeback to the screen with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first series. Netflix will debut the series on May 1, 2024.
With ‘Heeramandi,’ Fardeen Khan makes his acting comeback after a 14-year hiatus. Many people were drawn to the ‘No Entry‘ actor’s first-look poster for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut series. Fardeen Khan portrays Wali Mohammed, a ruler who is ‘caught in a whirlwind struggle of love and duty.’ The actor discussed making a comeback during the trailer’s premiere on Tuesday. He got emotional when speaking about his return and thanked Sanjay Leela Bhansali for providing him with ‘the perfect role.’
Speaking at the trailer launch in Delhi, Fardeen said, “Firstly, it’s been a very long gap for me. It’s been almost about 14 years, to say the least. I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity to work with this stellar star cast and a platform like Netflix and the man himself, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I couldn’t have hoped for a better opportunity as an actor to return to the screen.”
Fardeen Khan Gets Emotional About His Comeback
“For me, this was something I have never done and it was the perfect role for me. At the age I am in, to come back to the screen, you come with a certain amount of life experience, wisdom and you know you can you can really contribute to the layers that Sanjay writes into all his characters. His characters are very intricate, very complex. There’s nobody like him who writes characters. He goes across the spectrum and emotions, and he has this intuitive understanding of it. It’s daunting to work with him, but at the same time, when you see it all together, it just all makes sense. I’m getting emotional now… I am extremely grateful for this chance and so happy to be here, ” he further continued.
Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman, and Taha Shah are also featured in the series. Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, and Sharmin Segal make up the primary ensemble cast of women who are headlining the series. Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, set against the backdrop of the nation’s liberation movement, tells the tales of courtesans and their clients as it delves into the cultural realities of this brilliant region.
Heeramandi centres on the war for control of Heeramandi, a place where courtesans rule as queens, between arch-rivals Mallikajaan and Fareedan. The plot revolves around Mallikajaan’s youngest daughter Alam during this battle, who ends up being the final hope for the future. The show will be available on Netflix on May 1, 2024.
