Heeramandi Cast Interview | Ft. Sonakshi, Manisha, Sharmin, Aditi, Sanjeeda and Richa |ENT LIVE
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Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is a Netflix series by Sanjay Leela Bhansali featuring 6 bollywood beauties. The Star cast includes Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Sharmin Segal, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Richa Chadha. The Plot revolves around a cunning 'Mallikajaan' who rules over the the elite house of the courtesans. The cast talks about the challenges they faced while working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The cast also reveals their individual experience on the sets of Heeramandi.
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Manisha Koirala talks about the concept of Heeramandi
02:16 What is Sonakshi Sinha’s Character in Heeramandi?
03:32 Why is Richa Chadha’s Character difficult in Heeramandi?
05:20 Aditi Rao Hydari talks about her character in Heeramandi
07:38 Sanjeeda talks about her Character in Heeramandi
08:46 Why did Manisha say that every character has layers?
10:13 Sharmin talks about her Character in Heeramandi
10:55 Sharmin talks about Sanjay Leela Bhansali
11:35 Does Sanjay Leela Bhansali get angry on the sets?
12:10 Richa Chadha talks about Sanjay Leela Bhansali
13:42 Does the Actresses get extra money for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Film?
14:13 How was Sanjeeda’s Experience working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali?
14:40 How was Aditi’s experience working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali?
16:22 How was Sonakshi’s Experience working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Heeramandi?
17:52 Richa talks about having catfights on set of Heeramandi
20:47 Did the actresses support each other on the set of Heeramandi?
21:41 Why do people who are older than her tell Manisha that they have been watching her films since childhood?
24:25 What shades will be seen in Heeramandi?
Heeramandi | Manisha Koirala | Sonakshi Sinha | Aditi Rao Hydari | Sharmin Segal | Sanjeeda Sheikh | Richa Chadha | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Netflix
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Sharmeen is just pissing off everyone during this interview. I am amazed why she is behaving like a boss when all these other artists are proven actors while she had a dead face during the entire series. She should know to respect these ladies, especially Manisha Korala.
Nepotism
She is rubbish in whole series... Many artist r their who can easily play alam's role.
Agreed🙌🏻
Ghamand
Odd one out is sharmin...can't even speak, laugh and express..plus she looks so bad..matured and aunty
Sonakshi's face while sharmin was talking about her great acting 😂😂😂🫡
😂😂😂
sonakshi …itself is ICon😂😂😂😂…..and this is biggest joke
@@user-yk3et1dn7w lol but she did do great in this series
Sharmin is not only expressionless, below average looker but also got a manly horsy voice.
They were all doing some serious acting, all of them controlling their laughter. 😂
Richa is so down to earth the way she said “koi bhi esa kaam nahi kar raha jo asaan hai “ and not taking whole credit for the series
And honestly Richa was so good in the series. Like we all know she is an amazing actress. I actually wanted to see her more. She was just in 2 eps😭
The music and sequence of her hit song " masoom dil hai mera was stolen from 45 years old Pakistani punjabi movie. Bhansali not only misrepresented the culture and language of Punjabi city Lahore but also indulge in stealing. This is the original song and its on youtube.
/watch?v=5HUtqXv9cvg
Usa daat pari thi 😮
Sharmin is more delulu than Richa Chaddha's character in the series🤣🤣
Lmaooo true
😂
Truee 😂😂
So true😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1% sacchai 🙂😂
The way richa speaks she is so beautiful and smart
so so true , she is so articulate the way she speaks.
And she is given very little screen time 😢
Yesss her voice is sooooo soothing
Her voice is so seductive.. And i'm a straight woman
Yes, agreed ♥🙌🏻
It's obvious Aditi is fed up of sharmin 😂
Aditi is right. She was their for Lajjo, for waheeda, for shama and so ofcourse for mallika and alam. She has the same concern for everyone. She is so sensitive and it has been accurately played by Aditi. Range of expression from a single look through her eyes. Just phenomenal
Yes I love her character as Bebo jaan... Her eyes expression uffff❤❤❤
Bibo jan is best
Shermin Sehgal sounds so jealous when host said to Richa Chaddha that her dialogues went viral, and Sharmin suddenly interrupted “Abhi bas 2 episodes huay”. 😅 Damn girl, even after 8 episodes, your eyebrows and eyes didn’t move a bit 😅😂
timeee
@@zainamalak29044:50
Little did she know she became the butt of everybody jokes.
@@zainamalak2904 4:50
Except Sharmin, hats off to all the ladies! Did a fab job.
Sharmin acting was bekar but her way of carrying dress and her beauty was on point
@@sohamohammadi4250ispe hasna tha Kiya 😅
@@sohamohammadi4250 Oh please, on point beauty of what? Beauty of Pakistan or India? except for Sanjeeda and a bit of Richa none of these women look like over 95% of Pakistanis. In addition, the music and sequence of hit song " masoom dil hai mera was stolen from 45 years old Pakistani punjabi movie. Bhansali not only misrepresented the culture and language of Punjabi city Lahore but also indulge in stealing. This is the original song and its on youtube.
/watch?v=5HUtqXv9cvg
@@sohamohammadi4250 abbe tharki
@@sabrinakhan8217 Pakistan didn't exist when this was depicted. it was India.
Omg this Sharmin girl needs to be humbled. She seems so untouched with reality 😭😭😂😂
That attitude aint taking her much further, and her acting doesn't help either!
Anyway loved the series!!!
We have seen many movies of Bansali ji .he is a master, but his grandeurs r awesome .liked the superb song
Sakal ban… superb song , liked Manisha very much, loved her love story 1942 which was made in our Himachal Dalhousie
Thanks for the interview
Oh wow! You seem to be from the future. Can you please go and stop all the wars that are happening around the world?
@@rohinidilipd7162 hahah
9:28 you came here to see this... Aditi and Sonakshi trying so hard to suppress their laughs when Sharmin stared talking about her " acting "😂😂
Thank you for the time stamp
Yup thanks lmao
Thankiu😂😂
Her voice 😂😂😂
Look at Aditi… she’s gonna burst into laughter anytime. What a gracefully hidden laughter lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
19:02 Aditi's reaction😂 they should have made Sanjeeda and Aditi sit together. 🤦🏻♀️
The most composed persons in the interview are Sona and Sanjeeda... love them ❤
Really sona 😮😢😢😢
Wah it felt like sanjeeda spoke for 20 seconds only. In the beginning too that host cut her off. I wish they would ask more questions and interact with everyone equally.
Yes❤
True
Yar richa ki bat ko bhi sharmin ne anchor ne kai bar cut kiya, but she speak , sbse ek ek sawal pucha , jisko nhi bolna wo nhi bola jisko bolna wo bola ...
Yes exactly they hv given the answer
The host was not experienced.
Richa's presence is amazing. In awe with her way of speaking!
Same feeling
How beautifully Aditi is describing her character!!!She is so sweet and well spoken actress ❤
Sharmin,doesn't deserve the main character. She should be behind the camera only
Thn u don't know what is good act
Bhai ,she is Bhansali's niece
@@archanagoel4016 toh ?
It doesn't change the fact that her acting was bad .
ye hijra ka role kr skti sanjay ae gti hogaee
mene or mere frnds ne seriee is ki wajah se nae dekhi after aswharya ye sanjay haimen ky shermin jesa hira dikha dikha rha
Aditi and Manisha both nailed it..they both were superb in series🎉🎉🎉🎉
Agree 😊
Yes
What abt Lajjo nd sanjeeda
Everyone was good even non main characters like Shamma, Saima, Iqbal, Tajdar etc etc just NOT SHARMIN/ALAMZEB.
I totally agree ❤❤
First I really feel sorry for sharmin because of all trolling,but now after watching her all interviews I just really hate her on onscreen and as well as in offscreen
Same 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉
Same! I thought it was getting a bit out of hand with all the trolling. But then after watching her interviews... Damn girl deserves it
😂😂😂
Even she deserves more trolling for no performance and rude behaviour with co actors
Sharmin's voice is like Govinda's wife 😂 She's literally unbearable to watch
Yesss. Shakal bhi unbearable hai, muh hi ni kholti bolte hue.. Plus my god awaz! Sab unbearable!
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol yess
Sanjeeda is most suitable casting among all the casting…. She was very naturally and honestly played
loved her loved her loved her .
and sharmin sehgal too.
Yes Sajeeda was brilliant I had not heard of her before this.
I like sanjeeda sekh ...awsm performance
I agree ..
Richa’s body language tells she’s a beautiful person inside out.
I didn't like how the interviewer didnt pay attention to sanjeeda , she also has a important role in heeramandi. She looks lost in some parts and i honestly feel bed for her
At first I hated Sharmin's acting..now I hate her personality too
Really she's top annoying
Us
True
The only actress who’s acting I didn’t like is Alam (Sharmin), No expression, emotionless eyes, no natural tone in speaking.
Very true..
Then you don’t know what is expressions she was absolutely wonderful new face
Very true
Because she was made to act like this she's been shown as sharmili sidhi sadhi ladki that's why
Actually. Everyone else was a real ACTOR meanwhile Alam either didn't try or she tried just too hard. Either way, she sucked.
Manisha Koirala is a revelation once again she’s amazing all the ladies are exceptional in heeramandi.
Ditto. Let people say what they want. I loved the show. I hope there is a second season.
True... They were all top-notch!...I loved Bibbo and Tajdar!
Manisha and aditi❤❤❤
Waheeda and Lajjo did great as well.. so natural
@@humaafandi8894 true , true. by the way in your profile so nice cute kitty you have. Is that your kitty?
The reason Aditi mentioned the *100% percent* thingy was to secretly explain that sharmin doesn't know acting....😂
Richa's acting in "Masoom Dil hai Mera" song is laajavab ❤❤❤❤
Sharmeen showed more emotion in this interview than in the whole webseries 😂😂😂
Seriously! Thoda emotion acting main bhi daal deti really a fool!
Sanjay lila ji 2part project kijiye. With old real lady. Hema maduri rekha. Ji. Struggling with historical stories of real fighter ladies Continuing with their generation please
Mene to yaha bhi uska part skip kr diya😂😂
@@oxygenlife3456 🤣
Aditi can’t stand this Shermin girl 😂 it’s evident. Shermin is insufferable istg both onscreen and offscreen.
17:35-17:43 Yeah she absolutely can't stand her.
You must not have friends
Both Aditi and Sonakshi’s expressions are priceless 😂
And Aditi seems really kind in general, so you’d have to really be annoying for her to act this way lmao
You stole my words 😂😂😂😂
Sanjeeda in orange is glowing
The characters of aditi , richa and sanjeeda are just mind blowing. But aditi nailed it in the series.
Sharmin is so cocky and delusional. She thinks she is a master actress the way she was telling about how to act. It’s actually repulsive. She has no room awareness doesn’t know how to give respect to the other people.
It’s funny that she thinks ki wo acchi acting ka credit le ke nikal jayegai 😂😂
😂😂😂😂 she thinks she’s above sona and mainsha and racha too
Nepotism 😅
And the way she speaks. So annoying
She is childish and copy cat jo jo aditi krrhi wohi same copy krrhi jese e aditi apna dupatta theek krti hai wo b krne lg jati hai insecure tou hai e upar se childish b 😂
True
Richa is smart, intelligent, elagant lady ... The way sharmeen oppose her every statememt was rude
Right
Le Li sharmin ne richa ki 😂😂
@@Dannyy1300 Richa ka Naa aj tak koi lene wala Paida hua hai Naa hoga ... Richa ki lene k ly Sharmin ki awkaat b nhi
@Dannya1300 how much did Sharmin pay you BOT?
It is soooo difficult and awkward to even see Sharmin talk... She can hardly move her face
I agreee
Botox?
@@rosminlittle5383yes
Aisa Laga shyd pee kar aii hy
I really love the way Sonal’s hi slowly fixed Aditi s dupata very sweet gesture
Sharmine the way she raised her finger towards richha is kind of rude n she is talking like she has done 300 films n her mouth is like freeze
💯💯 raising her finger was so rude and the way she acts when Richa says something...what's with that attitude🙄she didn't even act good to have that attitude
timeee
12:37@@ritukunwar2094
@@ritukunwar2094 12:39
Exactly
Sanjeeda sheikh seriously looking like Manisha koirala actual daughter
She is not daughter in the series, she is younger sister
Sanjeeda is almost 40 and Manisha is 53
No
No she isn't. There are racial differences. Indians are in habit of using photoshop and orangish lights to dilute colors and features.
Sharmin has a poker face, Even in this interview, her face is not expressing the emotions she wants to express.. Simply they could have chosen better though.
I think she has a Botox face, making her expressionless.
botox baby
Kuch toh SLB ka majboori raha hoga that he had to cast her...nvr seen him such a bad cast...he is so perfect...Y SLB Y
Sanjeeda....my all time favorite yarrr... "EK HASEENA THI SERIAL" I love her....❤❤
9:21 💀 aditi and sonakshi trying so hard not to laugh 😭🤣
😂😂
😂
Sanjeeda has acted so well in the series.
The orange dress 😍😍 and she is looking so beautiful
Her name is sanjeeda.
Am I the only one who felt that Sharmin is actually PROUD of her "acting"
Each every character was so so good.... But Manisha Koirala and Richa Chaddha were hands down❤❤❤❤
And Waheeda
Funny to watch Sharmin talking about acting
Istg Sanjeeda’s character was so complex and she played it so fricking well and Sonakshi’s role made her really shine and she did a great job
Richa’s way of speaking n hw beautifully she explaines anything 🩷🔥
Sanjeeda ❤❤❤ please let her talk more please
She is the one who kept herself away from whole interview
Do u notice how sharmin is jealous of her and makes faces when sanjeeda talks. Hope we never get to see this sharmin girl ever on screen. She is worst.
@@MadushiPapaliebecause of that sharminda girl
She behaves so bad with her
Hope to never see that sharminda again
Sanjeeda is a top teir artist and she is extremely phenomenal
Sharmin: humlog acchi acting ka credit leke nikal jatay hain ayein????😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣 she's so delusional
🤣🤣🤣
Lol yes
Ha sab log ne achhi acting ki, Sharmin ko chorke. 😂😂😂
Time stamp??
Unpopular Opinion : This Interviewer's questions & order of asking are so UNLIKABLE including Sharmin☠️
This too I agree 👍 😬
@@Cookieduhh95 Thank god i'm not the only one who thinks so😅
Sharmin should not behave like boss specially in front of Manisha Koirala with sada hua acting skill
Sharmin on screen is 🤢🤮! If we as audience can see her acting was unbelievably awful and bad , why all those people making the series couldn't see that!! She spoilt everyone's efforts and makes the series unbearable to watch .weak storyline dint wreck the series as much as her acting! I kept wishing the grl playing her frnds role was casted for alamzeb's role! This girl can't even be compared to the worst of tv actors!
I kinda liked the storyline. But this sharmin's scenes just made me detach from the series everytime I was trying to indulge with the story and characters
Oh don't worry, they can see it very well...they just dont want to expose her in order to save their own reputations
OMG!! SAME its like whenever her part was coming my interest was going 📉@@barshadas341
Only manisha,aditi n richa were outspoken n they have addressed the moto very beautifully
Sharmeen’s scenes were put unnecessarily. There could be more scenes with bibbojaan and whaeedan. Manisha and Richa were the best. Sonakshi Sanjeeda bibbojaan were equally good. But I liked Sanjeeda’s character and her acting and screen presence was good. Even Fardeen should have gotten more scenes and dialogues. Nasir Khan’s character could have more scenes. Fareeda Jalal was a treat to watch after a long time. Taj was also good.
Sanjeeda should have done Alam. She is so pretty and graceful❤
Agar sanjay perfect hota toh sharmin na leta.. Expression less face no acting skills.. Itne shocking n amazing scenes usko diye but no expression.. Kash iski jagah pakistani sajal ali ko lete toh kya amazing hota she is marvelous
Sajjal would have killed this show! My gawd!
sharmin ki acting me koi acting hi nhi thi.. it's quite shocking how SLB approved her acting.
Shrmeen is SLB 'niece so she gets approval
@@user-fe6bp3fl2v accha now we know 😂
She is related to him
bhai tumhe khud mein kitni acting aati hai?
@@kardashians2652 didi that's why mei actor nhi hu.. kyuki mjhe nhi aati.
Ali Fazal has got Gold!
The Calm and composed demeanor of Richa chadda is truly peaceful and soothing
But Richa married a deshdrohi
Sharmin confusing “the will to become and do better” with “insecurity” and happily saying, “I lOvE iNseCuRitY” 🙌🏻
Aditi Rao and sanjeeda sheikh ❤❤❤❤ beauty queen 👑
Sonakshi ❤❤ 👑
Sarmin pagal hai kya. She needs to learn manners and ettiquettes . Bollywood me lamba nhi tikegi.acting bhi kharab kiya, expressionless
Kyu nhi tikegi ? Ap replace krne arhe hoo kya ?
Kya khrab ki hai sahi to ki hai aur kaise krte hain .....acting
Totally agree! She was a poker face and was not a star material! Hopeless - even her uncle SLB couldn’t get her to act then who else can!
Kyun Nehi Bhai..SLB hai na
Ap kisi ko aisy nai judge krskte your are not to pay her for the series
The way sharmin speaks,looks like someone stitched her lips and still trying to say something,not clear sound 😂
may e its the botox like sridevi.
Sanjeeda and Richa are the most deserving ones to be in the cast... Honestly performed in the best possible way❤❤
Sanjeeda sheikh and richa chadhha just amazing 🤩
Please consider sanjeeda in every thing even at the start promo. It's a request
Yaa, she's just like Kareena Kapoor.. a treat to the eyes 🤩
Sanjeeda Sheik 😍
Yes she has def done a great job
I watched all 8 episodes ❤ I had to watch it at a stretch as its so so interesting and well made❤❤❤❤❤❤
All the 6 leading ladies are outstanding ❤❤❤❤❤
Her range in acting is superb. The way her expressions changed during her mujra when bibbojaan was trying to seduce Henderson was mind-blowing and treat to eyes
I love richha chadda... she is love. She is direct, clear, straight to point. Whatever she says is like listen like and leave with love for her in your heart. Love manisha ji, love sona, love Sanjeeda watching her after a long time but in love with her. And Aditi... aditi... aditit.. she is phenomenal. And sharmin, i will say the same as other viewers, expression.. she lacked acting. She might be a good human, but when you share screen with such veteran actors, lack of acting would be more prominently exposed.
Richa chaddha should have played Sonakshi Sinha’s role. I don’t think Richa Chadda’s full potential was leveraged in this series.
So true !! She has been the highlight
No wrong sonakshi did marvelous job
Yes Richa is awesome
Yes richa would've been good in Fareedan the Sazishi one but Sonakshi was the innocent girl whose mother was murdered and thts why she does what she does
No sonakshi did a fantastic job
Sanjeeda looking so beautiful 😍
The host shouldnt interrupt when someone is talking. I mean give some respect to sanjeeda🙂
Sanjeeda ko or bhi success mile she is such a pyari ❤.
I can sense ego in sharmin, the way she says this is not the only project for me it’s for life time not cool
Shows she is naive and immature now. Give her some time. But what most will agree on is that she needs to hone her acting skills.
Full of crap your comment is
@@mollyderaychaudhury8178time?? Why? Opportunity ko use nahi Kar sakte, ready nahi ho tho then give it to people who are ready for it.....let her come back when she's fully ready 😅
@@mollyderaychaudhury8178First she,s a whole grown woman and married woman also and dosen,t even know how to talk and secondly ok actings are on other side but what she doing interview or with other casts you can clearly see the jealousy,the ego,the main lead attitude and ego,and the attitude of nepotism in her and her talking is really disrespectful and awkward first of all mostly even i also didn,t like her acting in heeramandi but still instead of she daring people to not troll her and be more jealousy and give main lead or nepotism attitude so tbh truely she,s worst 🙃
Waheeda and bibbojaan were way too surprising and I loved all the characters except sharmin (alamzeb 's) acting.i wish Shruthi (Saima) would have played alams role.just saying
Oh! God the amount of editing in the interview is astonishing.
Sharmin ghamndi lag rhi hai usko temeez nhi hai....co Star se bat karne k ly richa ki baato pr reaction kitna ganda tha sharmin ka
I had second hand embarrassment each time she opened her mouth.
Cuz she’s not one project of sanjay
I love Richa Chadha pure sole hai jo b bol rhi khul kar sach bol rhi ...sachi hai bhut I love her...
Guys please kisi ko degrade mat karo aap ka ek appreciation kisi ko aur acha bana sakta hai apni khamiyo ko sudharne me madat kar sakta hai. They all did very well job 😊
When you see Sharmin in the interviews suddenly her acting in heeramandi seems bearable! She is really arrogant and as no regard or respect for seniors
For me Richa was by far the most extraordinary of all in acting. Other than that if you usually watch quality acting, I don't think. So anything was extraordinary.
Why TV perfect actors are olwys neglected ,sanjeeda is so beautiful ,talented ,
I respect Manisha Koirala ji ..she is so polite and simple no proudness ...love you Manisha ji
*pride
Richa speaks with such etiquette and she articulates so beautifully. Always a pleasure hearing her.
Sharmin ki voice like abhi talli hoke ayi hai😅
What has Sanjay's niece done to sit with legends??😢
Who is Sanjay Dutt's niece?
@@rakshyapokharel516 Sanjay Leela Bhansali 😂
@rashijain2886 OK someone there is SLB's niece?
@@rakshyapokharel516 Sharmin Segal
She assisted him for tem years before being launched on the camera. Moreover, being related to Sanjay is not enough?
Sharmin Segal is quite annoying!
Sharmin's voice is like Kazama from Shinchan😅
Sonakshi’s hair, make up, nails and jewellery is sensational. I cannot take my eyes off this beauty ❤
Yes the unbelievable.. main ne b nahi sonch tha k itni saaf sutrii series hogi... Loved it
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Thank god before watching such interviews and reading these comments I watched the whole series in one go and didn't bother about sharmin's acting skills, cause i was just stuck to manisha aditi and sanjeeda's acting.
Sonakshi looking so beautiful in this series and negative role is fabulous
I loved sonakshi’s acting the most. Second would either be sanjeeda or the ranta sisters.
Manisha ! What a come back 🙌🏻
Sanjeeda is the most beautiful among the girls
I love manisha and Sonakshi's acting because everyone doing regular sad role but manisha and sonakshi was different .....
Manisha ji and Aditi rav superb acting.Aditis Acting,look very good
I can’t wait to see this!
I am absolutely smitten by Richa Sharma and her impeccable urdu... Wah, wah, wah 🥰❤️ Love from a Pakistani ❤
Richa Chadda 😊
@@shardabainsla7933 oh, thanks for the correction
is richa chadda from pakistan? her accent is just ordinary pakistan peoplee bro for reall
Check out Aditi's hand expressions while Sherman was doing the poetry😂
Happy to see all the actress❤specially Manisha koirala.❤️all the characters are so sweet 🎬 Bebo jaan perform a challenging role in this film🎬 sending love ❤️
Monisha koirala... Good come back👌 bariya acting ❤️👌
All the characters made their role Justice except Sharmin....Sharmin's cast useless in this series