Actress Sharmin Segal, who played the role of Alamzeb in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, has been facing severe social media trolling for her performance in the Netflix web series. Now, regarding the same, her costar from the show Richa Chadha has given her opinion and stated that it might be hurtful sometimes for artists to get these kinds of backlash. However, she also added that it is the right of the audience to share their judgement on performance or about a show. 

In an interview with Pinkvilla, Richa said “I think truthfully, it is the audience’s right. It’s the audience’s prerogative that you like the show, you dislike the show. You like a performance, you dislike a performance.”

She further added, “But what happens today, I think in the era of social media, when people start trolling, making memes, doing all that, that’s a bit hurtful, I think, for anyone. We must never be unkind because it can happen to you tomorrow. And everyone is a human being.”

Aditi Rao Hydari, who is also one of the lead actresses in the series, extended her support to Sharmin. Earlier, in an interview with Puja Talwar, Aditi said “I know some people like something and some people don't. There is a way to say it. It can get very mean. It has gotten very mean and I think it's not fair and it shouldn't happen like that. I don't know what else to say but I do feel bad. I think we should all understand it and be there for each other.”

“I also feel people do what they think is important to them. If some people want to be mean, that is their prerogative. We have to find a way around it otherwise it will be really difficult. Whoever is facing it, I would just say, 'look at the positive,'” she added.

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi was released on 1st May 2024 on Netflix. The series starred Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, and Sharmin Segal as courtesans of Heeramandi. Whereas Taha Shah, Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman and Adhyayan Suman played the role of elite ‘Nawabs’ of Lahore.