"We know what we have done," says Heeramandi's casting director in defence of choosing Sharmin Segal to play Alamzeb.

Though Heeramandi has only been available on Netflix for about a month, talk about Sharmin Segal's performance hasn't stopped for the foreseeable future. Many people have condemned the performer for her work on the show; some have even singled out director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for giving his niece a significant role. Casting director Shruti Mahajan of Heeramandi has now spoken out about why she chose to cast Sharmin in the part of Alamzeb. You can't please everyone, Mahajan stated in an interview with India Today. In addition, there are many different types of feedback given the sector we work in. It is necessary to view everything with a grain of salt and move on. You have to continue to put your all into your craft and never stop working on it. It comes with the package, and one must go on. We must respect that as we are aware of the labour and effort we have put in. Regarding criticism, I believe that, like love, one learns to accept it with grace. Mahajan went on, "It's a learni