After a gap of nearly 14 years
Kiran Rao
returned to the director’s chair with Laapataa Ladies, the film recently completed 50 days at the box office minting more than Rs 17 crore. The film tells the story of two young brides who lose themselves during a train ride. Kiran specifically chose young actors like Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Srivastav and
Pratibha Ranta
for the film and each one of them received a lot of praise for their performance.
Manisha Koirala: Heeramandi was unexpected, I was chilling in Nepal when he offered it to me
It is a common saying in the film industry for an actor that your first film chooses you but after that, the actor chooses the film. And ETimes has learnt that Pratibha Ranta, who played the fiery role of Jaya in Laapataa Ladies, has also featured in
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
’s debut OTT show
Heeramandi – The Diamond Market
.
In the show, she is seen essaying the role of Shama, courtesan
Sanjeeda Sheikh
’s daughter. In the narrative, she is very keen on becoming a courtesan, but her mother is against this decision. Sanjeeda even tries to conceal her daughter’s youth from the Madam of the house, played by
Manisha Koirala
. It seems like Pratibha had signed up for this series much before and then went on to feature in
Aamir Khan
and Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies.
Heeramandi – The Diamond Market has been getting mixed reviews from fans and critics and it will be interesting to see how her career shapes up after having a good year with a hit show and an impactful film.
