Netflix's Heeramandi actor Adhyayan Suman on costar Sharmin Segal being trolled for her performance: 'A lot of star kids face this'

Sharmin Segal has been garnering a lot of criticism for her portrayal of Alamzeb in Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Netflix’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Netizens trolled her ’expressionless’ act, which made her deactivate the comment section of her social media profile.

Many of her costars came out in support of Sharmin and the latest one to join them is Adhyayan Suman, who played the role of a nawab, saying ‘a lot of star kids face this’.

“It shakes your confidence. It also depends on how you’re as a person and how you handle these things. No matter how thick-skinned you pretend to be, it still affects you somewhere. Like, I shouldn’t be talking about the two haters who questioned my screen time out of the 20,000 positive messages I got and yet I feel the urge to discuss those two. You do want to give some kind of a clarification because it does hurt you somewhere,” Suman told News18 Showsha.

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Talking about Sharmin facing trolling, he said, “In case of Sharmin, I don’t know how much backlash she’s facing because I’ve only heard good things about her. I honestly don’t know of the personal attacks they’re making at her. But a lot of star kids face this.”

He added,  “It’s very unfair. As a viewer, one has the right to discuss an actor’s performance. But if they go beyond that and make personal attacks, it shakes you. Not everyone can fight their way out of it. I don’t want to boast about myself but not everyone who has seen a lull for 13 years in a career spanning 15 years can come fighting out of it. It’s not easy. Some people might want to give up and not pursue their careers. And that’s why it’s not fair.”