I had literally no expectations from this series as I am neither a Bhansali nor a Tawaif movie fan. The topic itself makes me depressive & Bhansali's excessive frames look cringe to me.
With that I found the series to be average, yes it is glamorized version of the lives of the nautch girls & many characters come & go in beautiful clothes & jewelry but there is no central theme of the story line.
Too many subplots, ruin the flow & things look abrupt, forced & plain stupid. If you have too much time & are a Bhansali fan then go for it but if that's not your genre then better avoid & save 8 hrs of your life.