Fardeen Khan Backs Sharmin Segal's Acting in Heeramandi: 'She Had a Complex Role; Trolling Is Wrong'

Actor Fardeen Khan has defended his Heeramandi co-star Sharmin Segal against severe criticism of her performance. Fardeen has said that he has been through something similar in the past and it’s a very unfortunate thing to have happened to anyone. Sharmin plays the role of Alamzeb in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Netflix series, while Fardeen is seen as Nawab Wali Mohammed.

“I think it’s unfortunate the whole trolling aspect of it,” Fardeen told Zoom/Times Now.com. “Everyone has the right to like or not like someone’s performance, but this whole trolling aspect is something that’s just simply wrong and not done.”

Defending Sharmin, the ‘No Entry’ star said, “I believe she’s done a very, very decent job in Heeramandi. She had a very complex, challenging role and she was working with some mega actors out there. I think it was a great start for her career and acting in general.”

He continued, “I have been a victim of trolling myself. It’s unfortunate signs of the times. It is what it is. You have got to develop some thick skin and when it’s wrong, you need to speak up and call it out. It reveals more about the people trolling than the person being trolled.”

Earlier, Richa Chadha reacted strongly to incessant trolling of Sharmin Segal for her “poor performance” in the series. Sharmin has been receiving hate comments for holding the same expression throughout the show.

Richa took to her Instagram story to issue a strongly-worded statement alongside a screenshot of a negative comment by a user who requested her to not return to the show as it was “specially made for an emotionless hamming Nepo kid.” “For the past month, whenever I have been able to keep track and be vigilant enough, I have been deleting negative comments about a co-star that appear in my comments section,” Richa wrote. “Guys? Offer constructive criticism, but this much visceral hate? It’s one thing to reject someone’s performance, theek hai! Mat karo pasand, aapka haq hai. Par aise chatkare le ke troll toh mat karo? Please? Out of context interview clips (That too from a legit roast, y’all are using). Why?”

She continued, “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?”