Sharmin Segal, who portrayed the character of Alamzeb in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, has recently addressed the criticism she received for her role in the series.
In an interview with News18, the actor said that people often "fixate on the negatives" and overlook the positive aspects that come along. She also added how she was "missing out on a lot of love" she was getting by not looking at the reviews.
"I had given my all to Alamzeb’s character. We tend to fixate on the negatives but there are so many positives that have also come along, which we don’t talk about. It’s perhaps not interesting enough to talk about positives and we tend to look over them to some degree. There was a point when I was not looking at many things (reviews) but then slowly, I realised that I was also missing out on a lot of love that I was getting. I’ve now started paying attention to that. Over the last few days, I decided to look through it all," Sharmin told News18.
Addressing the criticism she received for the role, Sharmin further told the publication, "I saw positivity, constructive criticism, and a whole range of feedback and that’s what happens when you put yourself out there as an artist or an actor. It was actually quite nice to hear all sides of things. It’s an inevitability. Opinions shape you as an actor and a human being. These are actual humans responding to you and it makes you realise how many people you can reach. These opinions are very important.”
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is set in pre-Independence India and is based on the lives of courtesans of Lahore's oldest red light district.
In addition to Sharmin, the series also starred Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chadha, Fardeen Khan, Taha Shah Badussha, Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman, Farida Jalal, and Indresh Malik in key roles.
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