Tajdar, Meena Kumari’s stepson, stated that Sharmin’s performance couldn’t be compared to Meena Kumari’s Pakeezah, which was directed by Kamal Amrohi, after seeing a few episodes of Heeramandi.
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar rose to the top of Netflix’s list of Indian series. Though every actor on the show received accolades for their work, Sharmin Segal faced backlash on social media for her acting abilities. Earlier in an interview, the actor claimed that while performing her role in the period drama, she was inspired by Meena Kumari’s ‘nothingness’ in Pakeezah. As a result of Sharmin’s remarks, the late actor’s stepson Tajdar Amrohi has responded angrily, arguing that Pakeezah and Heeramandi are not comparable.
Meena Kumari’s Son on Sharmin Segal’s ‘Nothingness’ Statement
In an interview with Zoom TV, Tajdar said, “Zameen aasman ka fark hai between ‘Heeramandi’ and ‘Pakeezah.’ Don’t compare the two. Nobody can make ‘Pakeezah’ again. Neither Meena Kumari nor Kamal Amrohi can ever be born again. I don’t want to say much about this since Bhansali is a big fan of my father Kamal Amrohi. In every film of his, Bhansali tries to take shot in a very similar way as my father did.”
I don’t know Sharmin. But no, I can’t relate to her statement on nothingness, ” he added.
For those who don’t know, Sharmin Segal explained the thinking behind her portrayal of Alamzeb in response to criticism over her lifeless looks on the show. She claimed to have drawn inspiration from Meena Kumari’s portrayal in Pakezaah, in which she expresses her heartbreak by staring into oblivion. “Meena Kumari was one of my inspirations. I tried to bring Meena Kumari’s nothingness from Pakeezah into my character in Heeramandi, ” she said.
About Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi
The red-light district of Heera Mandi in pre-partition Lahore, Pakistan, served as the inspiration for the title of Heeramandi. The power struggle between the Heera Mandi courtesans, the Nawabs, and the British officers is depicted in the series, which is set against the backdrop of the Indian independence revolution. Key characters in Heeramandi include Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal, Richa Chadha, Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman, Fardeen Khan, and others. The second season of Heeramandi has been renewed.
