Fardeen Khan supports Heeramandi co-star Sharmin Segal after netizens accuse her of ‘bad acting’; says, “This whole trolling aspect is something that is simply wrong”

Fardeen Khan essayed the role of Nawab Wali Mohammad in the recently released web-series Heeramandi, in which Sharmin Segal played Alamzeb.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

June 14, 2024 - 2:54 PM IST

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar has been immensely loved by the audience across the globe. As much as the show has garnered love from the masses, Sharmin Segal's performance has attracted extensive criticism where many social media users have accused her of bad acting and called her ‘expressionless’. As the trolling around her performance heats up, her co-actors from Heeramandi have come out in support of her and the recent one to join the Fardeen Khan who have opened up about the ‘troll culture’.

Fardeen Khan supports Heeramandi co-star Sharmin Segal after netizens accuse her of ‘bad acting’; says, “This whole trolling aspect is something that is simply wrong”

Explaining how this kind of trolling has an impact on people, Fardeen Khan told Zoom in an interview, "I think it's extremely unfortunate, the whole trolling aspect of it. Everyone has a right to like or unlike someone's performance but this whole trolling aspect is something that is simply wrong and not done and I believe she has done a very decent job in Heeramandi. She has a very complex challenging role and she was working with some mega talent out there. For me she came across strong and it was a great start for her career and started acting in general."

Fardeen Khan was trolled prior to his comeback

Sharing his own experience of being ‘trolled’ in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Fardeen Khan had addressed this subject saying, “It was a challenging time. But, you know, this business teaches you to have thick skin. You have to, sometimes take a few knocks on the chin. Then again, you got to question how much importance you give everyone's opinion

to feel validated yourself”

About Sharmin Segal getting trolled

In the recently released Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web-series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Sharmin Segal essayed the role of Alamzeb, a coming-of-age woman passionate about poetry and forced to be a courtesan. While she witnesses some of the harsh realities of life in the series, many users believed that she lacked expressions and emotions for her role as a sensitive girl. Furthermore, many of them also expressed their anger and disappointment over some of the comments she made about her co-stars during the promotional interview.

About Heeramandi

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali made his OTT debut with Heeramandi which also stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Shekhar Suman, and others in key roles. The series is currently streaming on Netflix and makers have also announced the second season, said to be in works.

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