Trending:
Heeramandi fame Shekhar Suman criticizes public for being 'too harsh' on Sharmin Segal as a debutant!
Upon its release on 1st May 2024, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar has oozed and whacked the Indian period drama fanatics, especially the ones who long for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's breathtaking grandeur finesse. The whopping drama series has roped off some of the most ethereal characters portrayed by the Indian actresses, and been able to impress audiences like absolutely none. The huge ensemble of female star cast included actresses from the starry front of Indian cinema like Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjida Sheikh, Richa Chadha, and cinema's debutant, Sharmin Segal.
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, almost everything about the series has been loved by global audiences but there is a certain section of people, who have raised doubts and concerns about Sharmin Segal's role of Alamzeb in the series which has been termed as 'underperformed'. As per the unpopular opinion of the masses, she was holding the same expression throughout the 8 episode drama Espionage. The social media has outraged her performance so much, that the actress seems to be affected, resulting in her shutting off the comments section of Instagram.
Well coming back to the story, apart from being an all-female starrer series, its huge ensemble of casts also included some significant male characters that supported the web show throughout. Shekhar Suman was among the many who have played an integral role as Nawab Zulfikar, Mallikajaan's muse. Recently, the veteran actor has reacted to the social media criticism his co-star Sharmin Segal has been facing lately. While talking with a renowned median forum he asserted that Snajay Leela Bhansali to her into the lead character because he thought she deserved it not because she was his niece. Speaking on the trolls, he said, "What has happened is that the world has been too harsh on the poor little thing. She's a young girl and the criticism can destroy her. People can go a little easy instead of calling her names where she was forced to disable her comments. She said she auditioned 16 times for Heeramandi, so let's be fair to him, that he cast her."
Previously Sharmin's major co-star, Taha Shah who played Alamzeb's lover Tajdar has also reacted on the same. while asked about his opinions on Sharmin Segal's social media criticism, he stated that he wasn't aware of such internet storms and had no idea about the actress turning off her comments section. But yet assured people, that she is a good a good actor and at certain she wants to keep her acting subtle. "I have worked with her and I do know as an actor she has tried her best. I literally felt that people would not give me any love, but not the way I am getting. So, the audience can react in a very unpredictable way, to be very honest," he further added.
Led by all women, the Netflix television series is set in pre-independent India and revolves around the life of the courtesans when they were treated as equals as queens. Starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, and Sharmin Sehgal, it is an intense historical drama that takes the audiences around the themes of 'love, power and freedom'.
- PTC PUNJABI
