Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the perfectionist director who made Heera Mandi, decided against signing other actresses for the roles he offered to the legendary Shabana Azmi and Mumtaz. They were brief but significant roles that were written with the two iconic actresses Mumtaz and Shabana Azmi in mind. Sanjay Bhansali chose not to give the roles to anyone else when Shabanaji and Mumtazji were unable to portray Heera Mandi.

Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Huma Qureshi, and Manisha Koirala star in Heera Mandi. The series is being shot on enormous sets that resemble a vast kotha. It is taking longer than anticipated to shoot. Sequences that were supposed to be shot in a single day now take up to three days.

Netflix, according to sources, is confident in Bhansali and has no budget restrictions. Netflix is aware of the magic of Bhansali. An insider claims that Netflix is considering Heera Mandi to be a game-changer in India and that they are fully committed to the project.