Sharmin Segal Opens Up About Her Emotional Struggle During Heeramandi Shoot

Sharmin Segal On Heeramandi Set: Sharmin Segal has been in the spotlight since her portrayal of Aalamzeb in the period drama, Heeramandi. However, her performance has faced criticism from many netizens who have labelled her acting as 'expressionless'. This has reignited the debate on nepotism, given that she is the niece of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

In an old interview, Sharmin Segal discussed her debut film, Malaal, also directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She shared, "Wo ek shot mein meri jo vaat lagi hai. Main normally 15 takes deti thi. (I got screwed so much in that one shot. I usually gave 15 takes). I shouldn't say that (smiles). Mujhe 25 takes lage hain uss din. Fir finally ho gaya. Poore din ka jo maine apne aap ko prepare kar ke rakha tha, wo ek hi shot mein chala gaya. Tabhi main gayi andar vanity mein, tab sir aaye andar aur bole, 'Mujhe bahut mazza aa raha hai. Main ek aur shot ke liye rukne wala hu' (It took me 25 cuts that day. Then it finally happened. Whatever I had prepared for the entire day, got wasted on that one shot. When I got back to my vanity van, sir came and said, 'I'm enjoying a lot. I'll stay back for one more shot)," she said.

She further added, "Main gayi set pe. 30 takes, okay nahi hua. Uske baad main itni frustrate ho gayi. Unhone mujh par chillaya nahi. Kuchh nahi bola, other than 'Tumhe ye karna hai.' Aur main nahi kar payi. Aur main ro padi 30 takes ke baad (I went back on set. 30 takes, it wasn't okayed. Then I got frustrated. He didn't scream at me. He didn't say anything except, 'You have to do this.' And I couldn't do it. So I cried after 30 takes)."

Sharmin Segal is the niece of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and daughter of Bela Segal. She is married to business tycoon Aman Mehta, whose current worth is INR 54,000 crores.