Netflix and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web-series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar has achieved a remarkable milestone and it involves the popular song ‘Sakal Ban’. The ‘Kathak’ dance number will be featured at the Royal College of Music (RCM) Museum’s exhibition Awaken: Sufi Music and Women of South Asia in London. The exhibition, which will be running in the UK till October for 3 months, includes ‘Heeramandi’ alongside iconic and legendary Sufi music such as that from the films Mughal-E-Azam and Zeenat, as it creates a name in Indian musical history.
In its launch week, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, became the most-viewed Indian series on Netflix, trending in 43 countries. It is the first Indian series to feature a globally acclaimed music album, showcasing India’s rich musical heritage on an international platform. The Royal College of Music Museum exhibition, titled ‘Awaken: Sufi Music and Women of South Asia,’ brings to life the overlooked stories of women’s roles in the male-dominated musical landscape of Sufism. Opened on June 18, the exhibition illuminates the invaluable contributions of Sufi women through a display of items drawn from collections across the world. It reveals the voices, performances, and instruments of Sufi women in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh from the Mughal period to present-day London.
On “Sakal Ban” featuring at the Royal College of Music Museum exhibition, Prerna Singh, CEO, Bhansali Productions, expressed her delight, “It’s a great honour to see SLB’s collaboration being recognised at such a prestigious platform, we are thrilled to share this with the audience worldwide”.
Helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the web-show stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal, Sanjeeda Sheikh, and Richa Chadha as the courtesans of Lahore as it showcases them navigating emotions such as love, betrayal, power, and patriotism. The eight-part series is now streaming across 190 countries on Netflix.
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