Sharmin Segal has discussed her decision not to assist her uncle, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, on Ram-Leela but to work with him on Bajirao Mastani. In an interview with News 18 , the 28-year-old actress revealed that her debut as an assistant was in the film Mary Kom , marking her first job, and mentioned that her initial salary amounted to INR 7,500. She explained, "I could’ve worked in Ram-Leela but I felt like I didn’t deserve that chance of assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali at that point.
I was completely new and I knew nothing about filmmaking." "So, I thought of hanging around in the back on the sets of Mary Kom and see what I can pick up, understand and take away and then maybe I could go to assist Sanjay sir with something." Offering insight into her working experience in Mary Kom, Sharmin revealed her first pay.
She said, "The first film I assisted him on was Bajirao Mastani but the first film I ever assisted was on Mary Kom. And while I was working on Mary Kom, he was shooting for Ram-Leela." "I basically told him that I would want to work in films but I know nothing about them.
Mary Kom was my first job and I received my first salary while working on it. It was ₹7,500." Recently, Sharmin portrayed the role of Alamzeb in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, released on Netflix on May 1, 2024.
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