“She has to work harder.”

New Delhi:

Amid all the chatter surrounding Sharmin Segal’s performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut web series Heeramandi, her co-star of the series Jayati Bhatia expressed her support for the actress. Jayati Bhatia, who plays Phatto Bi in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s show, was asked what she thought about Sharmin’s acting in the show. In her response to She told ABP’s Entertainment Live: “This is a very important phase of her career, of her life. After this, she will only get better. This is the first step, she has does Malaal, but here she worked under the guidance for Mr. Bhansali, under his guidance, so this is her first thing. Now she has to prove herself.

Jayati then explained why Sharmin could have approached her character the way she did. She said: “It’s about the approach an actor takes. Many actors believe that less is more. They feel like if they do more it will become too much. Then there is Phatto (Jayati’s character) who is everywhere. Manisha ji has a gray tint, she is a solid character. Fareedan’s character (played by Sonakshi Sinha) is a firecracker, she excites you all the time. And then there is Aditi Rao Hydari (who plays Bibbojaan), we see her inner strength because when the show starts, she is already working with the revolutionaries.

She went on to say, “There are so many characters, how do you make your presence felt? What approach will you take? So, maybe that was the approach she (Sharmin) thought she could take, that less is more. In the next job she does, she won’t be able to rely on (the same style of play). She has to go ahead and show people, while staying true to the story… She has to work harder now. She’s our sweetheart, but as the person who trained her for her first film, I’m very protective and I love her very much. As a teacher, I can say that she needs to put the criticism aside and focus on her craft in the future.

Meanwhile, Sharmin revealed that she auditioned for the role 16 times on The Great Indian Kapil Show. When Kapil asked, “Kya unhone aapka sach me audition liya tha ya aapne unko mamu banaya?” (Did they really audition you or did you just benefit from the uncle-niece relationship?),” Sharmin responded that the process included 16 rounds of auditions. She said on the show, “Ek saal ke liye prepare kiya for 16 baar auditions diye” (I prepared for a year and gave 16 auditions for the role).”