The premiere date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday evening at an event held in Mumbai. Bhansali's OTT debut series, starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha and Aditi Rao Hydari, will be released on Netflix on May 1.

The show also stars Sharmin Sehgal and Sanjeeda Sheikh. 

Earlier, the first look from the series and a song 'Sakal Ban' was released by the makers. 

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is set in pre-independent India against the backdrop of the freedom movement and is an epic saga of love, power, betrayal, struggle and, ultimately, freedom.