Fardeen Khan makes his acting comeback after 14-year hiatus with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi. See poster

An unlikely collaboration has happened– Fardeen Khan is set to make his acting comeback with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Netflix on Saturday dropped a first-look poster of Fardeen, who will be seen in the period drama series as a character named Wali Mohammed.

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar marks Fardeen’s comeback after a 14-year hiatus. He last appeared on the big screen in Dulha Mil Gaya. The actor had gone on a sabbatical, being completely off movies and even social media.

The first look of Fardeen from Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, based on the courtesans of Lahore and life in the red-light district in undivided India, features him in a wholly new avatar, dressed in a period attire, and wearing a moustache. “Caught in a whirlwind struggle of love and duty, Wali Mohammed attempts to reconcile his heart’s desire with his royal responsibilities 💔👑 Fardeen Khan makes his spectacular return to the screen as Wali Mohammed,” the caption read.