Sanjay Leela Bhansali Moves Richa Chadha Aside To Bring Sharmin Segal Into Spotlight, Video Draws Flak

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece Sharmin Segal who plays the prominent role of Alamzeb in Heeramandi has become a target of heavy critique by the viewers. Amid this, a video from the premiere of the show has gone viral on social media in which the ace filmmaker can be seen moving aside Richa Chadha to bring back his niece in the spotlight. The viral video has people saying, "awkward!".

Bhansali moving aside Richa Chadha for Sharmin Segal triggers online backlash

SLB greeting Richa and then moving her aside to make sure his niece is in the spotlight next to him
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As the video went viral, a user said, "There are not-so-subtle notes of favoritism (apart from giving the well-written role of Alamzeb to this human mannequin) right in the show itself. The climax mujra with the most beautiful song (sung by no less than legendary Shreya Ghoshal) went to her with no merit, and she brutally hampered the beauty of both dance and music. Why wasn't SLB mentoring her well? Aishwarya, Deepika, Alia thrived under his direction, but somehow, he could not make his own niece understand the depth of Alamzeb."

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Another one commented, "I do not like this man. He's no less than Kjo lol. It's just that Kjo is loud and has a talk show." Another user said it was all Bhansali's fault, "Sharmin¡¯s not at fault here, she was moving aside to give space to Richa. Richa seemed to be standing next to SLB because he was still holding her hand after greeting her, he¡¯s the one who made it awkward."

Sharmin Segal disabled comments amid trolling

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The actress is getting massively trolled by social media for "ruining Heeramandi" with her "blank expressions and bland dialogue delivery". In the emidts of this all, Segal has turned off comments from her recent posts on Instagram.

For the unversed, Sharmin Segal made her acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal in 2019. The film starred Meezan Jafri alongside her. Before this, she assisted Bhansali on Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Gangubai Kathiawadi and went on to star in the horror comedy Atithi Bhooto Bhava.

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