Richa Chadha speaks out in support of Sharmin Sehgal: Be kind, please
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Actress Richa Chadha has come out in support of her Heeramandi co-star Sharmin Sehgal. Ever since the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed web series came out on Netflix, actress Sharmin Sehgal has been receiving harsh criticism over her performance in the series. Sharmin is Bhansali's niece and plays Alamzeb in the series.
Although the actress has been in the news since the show premiered, some interview clippings have come out of context and have led to destructive criticism. Amidst all this conversation, Richa Chadha has come out in support of her co-star Sharmin Sehgal.
Richa has raised her voice against all the destructive criticism that people are spreading against the young actresson social media.
"I know it's tempting to jump on a trend, but to make another human being click bait? I think we can all do better than that, be better than that. Be kind. Please.It can affect someone's mental health.A big election just happened, there's a heat wave on, there's so much going on in the world! Please move on?" Richa wrote.
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WION's Shomini Sen wrote in her review of the series, "Sure some characters are shown to be involved in the freedom movement right from the beginning of the show, but the transformation of the rest of the characters in the last two episodes seems very abrupt and slightly out of context. It ultimately makes the entire story feel very hollow. Had Bhansali stuck the story of revenge and greed - Heeramandi would have perhaps had a lasting impact. Instead, it muddles too many things into one plot and tries to be woke - especially in the last scene- and ultimately defeats the purpose the story of the women shunned by society. "Read the full review here
Helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is an eight-part series streaming across 190 countries on Netflix from May 1st.
