"Sharmin Segal's performance at Heeramandi was monotonous": On shooting, Sanjay Leela Bhansali reportedly asked co-star Jason Shah to "act from heart."

The actor Jason Shah of Heeramandi appeared to concur with the general opinion of his co-star Sharmin Segal's portrayal in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-created program. In Sanjay Leela Bhansali's first streaming series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, actor Jason Shah, who portrayed the evil Cartwright, discussed the backlash his co-star Sharmin Segal has been facing for what is deemed to be a subpar performance. Jason seemed to concur with the general consensus in an interview, stating that Sharmin's character had a lot of untapped potential. Speaking with Entertainment LIVE, Jason described Sharmin's performance as "one-tone," but he also surmised that Bhansali, her uncle, may have given her this instruction. Jason chuckled nervously when asked about the blowback and his experience working with Sharmin. "I thought, personally, there should have been a higher escalation of emotion in different places," he added. "Stop acting from your head, act from your heart," Sanjay also said, he