Sharmin Segal has been stirring the pot lately, and not just for her performance in the web series Netizens aimed not only at her acting but also at her off-screen persona, accusing her of being aloof and standoffish. More than her debut film Malaal, Sharminis trolled for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Netflix series , where her portrayal of Alamzeb received a mixed bag of reviews. If you somehow missed the drama, here’s the scoop: snippets from the web series pre-release event went viral, which shows Sharmin wasn’t exactly exchanging pleasantries with co-stars Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, and Sanjeeda Sheikh.
. With all this going on, In a recent interview with , Sharmin cleared the air, brushing off the criticism of her personality while graciously accepting critiques of her craft. No hard feelings or bad blood with her fellow actors either – she’s grateful they had her back.
Within a few months, Sharmin has received quite a lot of hate and trolling which are now focusing beyond her portrayal of Alamzeb. Reflecting on this, Segal commented, "I think it’s unfair to judge or label someone a bad, rude, or disrespectful person without knowing them. I think it’s unfair, and it bothers me in some ways.
For me, a comment section cannot define a person as good or bad because those people do not know me.” She further remarked, “Things have been taken out of context [from the previous interviews]. It’s also been a learning experience for me, because now I feel I underst.
