Riddhi Doshi

AD visits the many grand sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's creations through the years — Black, Ram-Leela, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Heeramandi, and more — with art director Subrata Chakraborty.

A two-year restoration by the World Monuments Fund India, helmed by AD100 architect Kirtida Unwalla, gave Mumbai's Afghan Church a monumental revival.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new Netflix series Heeramandi's spectacular set interprets a magnificent world where dance, poetry, fine arts, weaving, and jewellery-making are nurtured and a time when great artists moved freely, without any barriers.

Inspired by the stories of spirits, the connection with the divine and nature, Bhutanese architecture is as beautiful and exotic as the land of the dragons itself.