Manisha Koirala remembers that the screenplay did not call for her private moment with Shekhar Suman in Heeramandi.

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Recently, Manisha Koirala was spotted in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi, where she played a courtesan.

Despite the series' mixed reviews, Manisha Koirala is getting appreciation for her portrayal of Mallikajaan in Heeramandi. In the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, the actor plays a courtesan. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Manisha disclosed that the script originally did not have her peculiar and personal sequence with Shekhar Suman in Heeramandi. (Also read: In response to criticism of Heeramandi, Sharmin Segal's co-star Shruti Sharma stands behind her, saying, "It is a kind of mental harassment.")

In an interview with the portal regarding the highly discussed scene, Manisha stated, "I was in Nepal doing gardening when I received a call from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's office." "Manisha, there's a good role for you. Just read the script," Sanjay stated over the phone. I was ecstatic. My dreams about collaborating with him had stopped. She went on, "You see, with everything Sanjay does, he strives to add a new element that we hadn't considered, and he succeeds in doing so. Thus, even this scene had to have been brand-new during rehearse.

In Heeramandi, Shekhar plays Nawab Zulfikar. In the show, his son Adhyayan Suman portrays Nawab Zoravar. The events of Heeramandi take place between 1920 and 1940. It shows the altercation between the British officials and the courtesans of Heera Mandi in Lahore. Important roles in the epic-drama series are also played by Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, and Fardeen Khan.

Sharing a scene with you that is unique and unthinkable, which might look ridiculous and bizarre on the surface because of the apparent debauchery, but underneath it lies the poignancy and pathos of a degenerated Nawab who is desperately clinging to the last vestige of nobility and yet servile to the British Raj," Shekhar wrote when he first shared the scene on Instagram. also conscious of Mallikajan's usage and manipulation of him. The scenario is full with paradox, dichotomy, and opposing feelings. Although the scenario may appear simple, it required accurate and sympathetic acting while keeping its intricacies in mind.