Heeramandi on Netflix: Indresh Malik aka Ustadji talks about working with Sharmin Segal aka Alamzeb, 'Bahut masti maari' [Exclusive]
In Heeramandi, Indresh Malik plays the role of Ustadji. In an exclusive interview with BollywoodLife, he reveals about the fun time he had with Sharmin Segal.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's web series Heeramandi has received quite a diverse review. It is streaming on Netflix and is among the most trending ones. Even though Heeramandi has received a lot of criticism, the web series is in the top 10 trending list. It is a multi-starrer web series with Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sharmin Segal and Sanjeeda Sheikh playing the pivotal roles. Indresh Malik plays the role of Ustadji and he is one of the impressive ones. In an exclusive interview with BollywoodLife, he shared his experience of working on Heeramandi and with the cast.
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During the interview, Indresh Malik spoke about the fun time he spent with Sharmin Segal who plays the role of Alamzeb in Heeramandi. He said that they had a lot of fun together as they would discuss about fruits and vegetables. Jokingly he said that they would talk to the vegetables and fruits. They would talk to the mango and say they will eat it tomorrow as it would be ripe. He added, "Hum shimla mirch ke colours ko lekar baat karte the ki green shimla mirch acchi wali hoti hai, yellow thodi jealous hoti hai aur red wali angry hoti hai." He added that their director would keep laughing listening to their conversation. In the same interview, he also shared that he is a big fan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and how Sonakshi Sinha made him uncomfortable on the sets. Watch his interview video above.
Heeramandi narrates the story of courtesans from Lahore in pre-Independence era. It is all about power and mind games. Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman, Tara Shah Badussa also play pivotal role in the series. While the grandeur of the series has been liked by the masses, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been on the receiving end for a lot of reasons. He has been called out for how Heeramandi has been shown in the series as many pointed out at the goof ups on social media. Sharmin Segal has also received a lot of backlash for her acting. Despite all of it, Heeramandi has received wide recognition on Netflix and is among the most watched Hindi web series currently.