When Netflix’s ‘Heeramandi’ made it’s big screen premiere in Melbourne last month, ASAC were invited along to witness the fun, grand, visual spectacle both on and off screen. Before even cities like New York and London, it was Melbourne that first got to taste the glamour and splendour of courtesan culture depicted in this special screening event of ‘Heeramandi’.
Right from the start, the beautiful venue of Drum Theatre, in south-eastern Dandenong, which is home to a sizeable South Asian community, was thrumming with life and packed to the brim. From the vibrant marigold flower archway to the ceilings decorated with flowing dupattas and chunnis, the hall was glowing with colour and vibrance.
