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Netflix’s recently released ‘Heeramandi’ has everything; fancy sets, a big fat budget, and a star-studded cast with one of the best directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
The series Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal Mehta.
The series also stars Fardeen Khan, Taha Shah Badussha, Shekhar Suman, and his son Adhyayan Suman in supporting roles. The series was released on May 1 on Netflix.
Let’s take a look at who made how much money for their roles in the show. Here’s a detailed account of Heeramandi’s cast salary:
Heeramandi: Production and budget
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the director of the series reportedly charged Rs 60-70 crore.
Series budget
The production scale of ‘Heeramandi’ matches its ambitious narrative, with a budget of approximately Rs 200 crores.
Heeramandi: Cast and it’s salary
Sonakshi Sinha
Emerging as the highest-paid actress of the series, Sinha received Rs 2 crore for her pivotal role.
Manisha Koirala
Koirala was compensated with Rs 1 crore for her contributions.
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi earned between Rs 1 to 1.5 crores.
Richa Chadha
Chadha was paid Rs 1 crore for her role.
Sanjeeda Sheikh
Playing a character named Waheeda, Sheikh charged Rs 40 lakh.
Sharmin Sehgal
Portraying Alamzeb, Sehgal received over Rs 30 lakh.
Fardeen Khan
For his comeback role, Khan charged Rs 75 lakh.
Apart from Fardeen Khan and the other cast, ‘Heeramandi’ also features Taha Shah Badussha, Shekhar Suman, and Adhyayan Suman.
Heeramandi
Set in the 1940s, Heeramandi is a period drama that chronicles the life of courtesans in a red-light district in old Lahore. Out of them, two powerful courtesans, Mallikajaan and Fareedan, are always at loggerheads and want to establish power and control. However, everything changes when a rebellion starts forming in British India.
