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Veteran filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali opened up on the pivotal presence of tawaifs (courtesans) in all his work, including the latest offering, ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’. Be it Madhuri Dixit’s Chandramukhi from ‘Devdas’ or Gulabji (Rani Mukerji|) in ‘Saawariya’, Alia Bhatt as ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ or very latest, the six courtesans of ‘Heeramandi’, tawaifs or courtesans, have always played a key role in the stories told by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The …

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