Sharmin Segal Reflects On Mental Health And Embracing Audience Feedback

Heeramandi Sharmin Segal: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar" has garnered attention in the OTT space. The series features various performances, including Sharmin Segal as Alamzaib. Despite mixed reviews, Sharmin remains focused on her mental well-being.

In a recent interview, Sharmin discussed the impact of audience reactions on her mental health. She noted that understanding oneself helps in handling diverse opinions. Sharmin said, "I've been working on my mental health for a very long time in my life now. It is just not throughout my acting life."

Sharmin continued, "I've chosen this profession to cater to an audience, so I was prepared for reactions and responses and there has been so much love also. Sometimes looking at the negativity, we tend to completely omit the positivity."

She added, "Maybe the first few days it did. I just felt a little like uneasy, but after that, it's always a constant dialogue with yourself. You have thoughts, and then you think about those thoughts, judge, and that is what shapes morality and ethics."

Sharmin emphasised the importance of maintaining an inner dialogue. She said, "So basically you keep having that inner dialogue with your inner self, and then you pull yourself out even if you are down, but I don't think it later affected me as much because you've to swift through it."

She acknowledged the positive feedback, stating, "I can't negate that only because those people have taken their time out to write good things about me and I can't sudden fixate on somebody that has taken their time out to write negative things about me."

Constructive Criticism and Embracing Love

Sharmin expressed openness to constructive criticism, noting, "If it's constructive, then yes I am very open to listening to it but if it's not, then you've to focus on the amount of love."

She highlighted the positivity, "Negativity tends to be spoken about a lot more in public because people want to talk about negative things, but there is a lot of positivity also, like I need to embrace that as well."

Reflection on Negative Backlash

Sharmin reflected on the backlash she faced for her performance. She said, "I did put in a lot of hard work and at the end of the day, I gave it my all. But I gave it my all eventually to give it to my audience, and they do have the right to voice their opinions."

"Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar" is an eight-part series directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The show is now streaming on Netflix in 190 countries since May 1st.