Mon Sep 16 21:10:13 UTC 2024: ## Aditi Rao Hydari Opens Up About Intimate Scene with Fardeen Khan in ‘Heeramandi’

**Mumbai, India:** Aditi Rao Hydari, who starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut web series ‘Heeramandi’, has spoken candidly about an intimate scene with co-star Fardeen Khan. The actress revealed her initial apprehension and how Bhansali helped her navigate the scene.

“We had never met before,” Hydari shared in an interview. “And when we met on set, the initial scene was a mujra, and then there was that scene, you know, the intimate scene… I was a little scared because I’d done similar scenes before, but there was still a certain awkwardness.”

Hydari credited Bhansali for his guidance, saying, “Thanks to Sanjay sir, he explained and showed me how to do the scene easily. I loved that, and only Sanjay sir could have done it.”

‘Heeramandi’, released on Netflix on May 1, 2024, was a multi-star web series based on the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India. The series received positive reviews and featured a stellar cast including Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal Mehta, Richa Chadha, Taha Shah, Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman, and Adayan Suman.

‘Heeramandi’s’ success was such that Bhansali announced a second season at the show’s success party. The script is currently being worked on, and the second season is expected to release in 2025.

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