Sharmin Sehgal's 'Heeramandi' Co-Star Shruti Sharma Backs Her Amid Trolling: 'It Is A Kind Of Mental Harassment'

Sharmin Segal is one of the pivotal characters of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's web series 'Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.'

Shruti Sharma defends Heeramandi co-star Shermin Sehgal amid all trolling. ( Image Source :Shruti Sharma, Shermin Sehgal/Instagram. )

New Delhi: Sharmin Segal is one of the pivotal characters of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's web series 'Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.' Despite getting substantial screen time in the courtesan drama, the 'Malaal' actress failed to make a mark on the audience, leading to facing criticism for her performance on social media. As a result of the flak received from netizens, Sharmin turned off comments on her Instagram posts, prompting her co-star Shruti Sharma to step forward in her support.

Shruti Sharma extends her support to Sharmin Sehgal

During an interview with PinkVilla, Shruti talked about all the trolling faced by Sharmin for her performance in the series that released on Netflix on May 1. She said, "Honestly, I wasn’t aware that people were trolling her until now. I don’t know what audiences have liked or not liked about Sharmin, but I’ve seen her trying her best like everyone else on the sets. It doesn’t matter who’s being trolled, but trolling is a bad thing to do.”

Shruti Sharma essayed the role of Sharmin's maid and her confidante in the series.

Shruti further added, “Criticism is one thing; healthy criticism is always welcome, but trolling is unacceptable. It is a very negative way of approaching anyone. It is a kind of mental harassment. If it is happening, I am very concerned for her right now.”

Sharmin gets trolled for her performance in Heeramandi

 

Sharmin Sehgal, who is Bhansali's niece, essays the role of Alamzeb in the series. After the release of the series, Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, and Aditi Rao Hydari were showered with praise for their powerful performances. On the other hand, Sharmin had to face hate comments and nepotism reminders for giving a stagnant performance throughout the show. 

Mallikajaan's biggest concern was saima stealing limelight of alamzeb guess what acteress shruit sharma really ate sharmin segal screen space, girle gave multiple expressions and really took the attention, if only Slb could recognize the real potential among the cast pic.twitter.com/iApTjCvW7Y

— Ammu✨ (@nahikarnibaat) May 3, 2024

 

About Heeramandi

 

'Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar' is set against the backdrop of the Indian independence revolution of the 1920s-40s. The epic drama depicts the conflict between the courtesans of the red-light district of Heera Mandi in Lahore and the officials during the British Raj era. Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman, and Adhyayan Suman play pivotal roles in the show.