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Actress Sonakshi Sinha , who won hearts with her role as Fareedan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali ’s OTT series ‘ Heeramandi ’, talked about how the series gave her an opportunity to play an antagonist. She adds that prior to it, no one took her seriously. During a conversation with Bollywood Bubble, Sonakshi talked about her role in ‘Heeramandi’.

She shared, “I am so glad that somebody visualised me, Sanjay sir saw me in a role like that. I am truly grateful to him. Also I have been saying since when that I am interested in playing a negative, villainous, or psychotic character.



” She also expressed gratitude to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for casting her in ‘Heeramandi’. She said, “Nobody took me seriously until he cast me in Fareedan’s role so I am truly grateful to him. Because as an actor it’s so nice to take up a challenge like that and do something different.

Till when will you play the girl-next-door, sweet girlfriend, sweet wife. So it was just so much fun for me to play a role like that.” Helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, ‘Heeramandi’ also starred Manisha Koirala , Sharmin Segal , Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chadha, Farida Jalal, Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman and Adhyayan Suman in pivotal roles.

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