Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s niece Sharmin Segal had compared her performance in ‘Heeramandi’ to legendary actress and ‘Pakeezah’ star Meena Kumari a few days ago. Meena Kumari’s step son Tajdar Amrohi has now reacted to this. Tajdar is the son of filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, who married Meena Kumari for the second time. Tajdar Amrohi said that Sharmin and Meena Kumari’s performance cannot be compared. There is a huge difference between the two. Tajdar Amrohi seemed unhappy with the comparison of Sharmin Segal with Choti Maa Meena Kumari’s performance. Sharmin Segal was trolled a lot for her acting in the series ‘Heeramandi’. There was no change in Sharmin Segal’s face or expressions in any scene, due to which she remained the target of people. Then Sharmin Segal had said that the way Meena Kumari acted without any expressions in ‘Pakeezah’, she also took inspiration from the same and did the same. ‘Pakeezah’ was based on the courtesans of Lucknow, and Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is based on the red light area of the mandi of the same name in Lahore. Fans also started comparing ‘Pakeezah’ and ‘Heeramandi’.
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‘Don’t compare, no one can make ‘Pakeezah’ again’
But Tajdar Amrohi does not consider it right to compare Sharmin Segal’s acting with Choti Maa Meena Kumari. Talking to ‘Zoom’, he/she said, ‘I do not know Sharmin. But no, I cannot agree with her statement on nothingness. There is a huge difference between ‘Heeramandi’ and ‘Pakeezah’. Do not compare the two. No one can make ‘Pakeezah’ again. Neither Meena Kumari nor Kamal Amrohi can be born again.’
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‘The ground where my father was sitting was touched by Bhansali’
Tajdar Amrohi further told how much Sanjay Leela Bhansali respected his/her father Kamal Amrohi. When asked if there is any similarity between ‘Heeramandi’ and ‘Pakeezah’, he/she said, ‘I don’t want to talk about it because Bhansali has been a big fan of my father Kamal Amrohi. In every film of his/her, Bhansali tries to take shots in the same way as my father did. 15 years ago when Bhansali came to Kamalistan Studio, he/she touched the ground where my father used to sit.’
‘Heeramandi’ was released on May 1, now the second season will come
‘Heeramandi’ was streamed on OTT platform Netflix on May 1, and it has been a hit series. The makers have now announced its second season as well. ‘Heeramandi’ featured many stars including Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Adhyayan Suman and Shekhar Suman.