Heeramandi is a classic tale of the 'tawaifs' who used to live in Lahore during the pre-independece era. (That being said, I dont understand why people from Pakistan are getting offended, I mean It is an Indian story as the lahore back then was a part of India, actually Pakistan didn't even exist back then, c'mon).
So, the story is quite cliché, as in, how the lives of tawaif's in love turn out, shows the adversities and problems they face and how it becomes impossible for them to come out of this vicious circle (being a tawaif) they are trapped in.
But my experience while watching this series, I couldn't just stop wondering what happens next, therefore, completing the whole series in a day.
Acting wise everyone did a fantabulous job, however, I didn't understand whether the character of "Alamzeb" played by sharmin required to be that shallow or she couldn't express herself more profoundly, either ways could have been better as the story revolves around the character of 'Alam' somehow. Rest Manisha played well, Aditi did an amazing job as always, I believe she could have played 'Alam' better.
However, its sad we didn't get great music this time in comparision with the previous creations of Bhansali sir, except for 'Sakal Ban' this song did left an imprint otherwise I dont even remember the rest of the songs from this series.
Last but not the least, The magnificent SET, cinematography, costumes were just grandeur, nobody can do it better than Bhansali sir.
All in all, worth watching.