Sharmin Segal

Sharmin Segal is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She started her career as an assistant director and made her acting debut with Malaal (2019), receiving Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Segal has since starred in Atithi Bhooto Bhava (2022).[2][3]

Sharmin Segal
Segal in 2019
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
Relatives

Early life and background

Segal was born in 1995[1] to Bela Segal and Deepak Segal in Mumbai, Maharashtra. While her mother is a film editor, who has Black to her credit, her father is a film producer.[4] She is the granddaughter of Mohan Segal, an indian film director who introduced veteran actress Rekha to the industry.[5]

Segal's maternal grandparents are late film producer Navin Bhansali and Leela Bhansali. She is the niece of director-producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[6] She completed her acting course from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York.[7]

Career
Segal with Jafri in 2019

Segal started her career as an assistant director with Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and has assisted on films such as Mary Kom (2014), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022).[8]

Segal made her acting debut in 2019 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal. She portrayed Astha Tripathi opposite Meezaan Jafri.[9] It received mixed reviews from critics. The Times of India praised the performance of debutants Meezaan and Sharmin and their onscreen chemistry, termed it as a 'simmering love story' with 'romantic and intense moments'.[10] News18, termed the debut duo of Meezaan and Sharmin Segal 'charming in parts', but 'rough around the edges'.[11] She received Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination for her performance.[12]

Segal with Gandhi and Jackie Shroff

In 2022, she portrayed an air hostess Netra Banerjee opposite Pratik Gandhi, in ZEE5's Atithi Bhooto Bhava.[13][14] It received mixed reviews from critics. Filmfare wrote, "Sharmin looks convincing as the girl who has a hard time adjusting to her man's quirks. She and Pratik comes out as a real couple."[15] DNA India termed Segal as 'outstanding' and said that the film will leave you emotional.[16]

Segal will next appear in Bhansali's Netflix web series Heeramandi.[17]

Personal life
Segal at Malaal's song launch

In a 2019 interview, Segal opened up about being fat-shamed as a teenager. She mentioned that she was overweight as a teen and claimed that she was made fun of in school till she graduated. Talking about the current trend of promoting body positivity, she said that she was bullied for over 15 years and that she wasn’t confident.[18]

Filmography

Films
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela — Assistant director
2014 Mary Kom —
2015 Bajirao Mastani — [19]
2019 Malaal Astha Tripathi [20][21]
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi — Assistant director [22]
Atithi Bhooto Bhava Netra Banerjee [23]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Heeramandi † TBA Filming [24]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Malaal Nominated [25]

See also

References
  1. "Janhvi Kapoor wishes Malaal actress & gym buddy Sharmin Segal on her birthday with an adorable throwback photo". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. "Exclusive Interview! Known all about the Malaal and Atithi Bhooto Bhava actress Sharmin Segal". Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. "Star Power Actress: Sharmin Segal". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "Won't rely on family name for work: Malaal actress Sharmin Segal". The Pioneer. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. "Rekha blesses Malaal star and Mohan Segal's granddaughter, Sharmin Segal". Mid Day. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. "Malaal actress Sharmin Segal: I have pressure to keep up tag of being Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece". India Today. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. "A Timeline of Lee". newyork-strasberg.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
  8. Peter John, Ali (15 September 2019). "Sanjay Bhansali's next Malaal goes on the floor". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "Sanjay Leela Bhansali to launch niece Sharmin Segal opposite Javed Jaffrey's son Meezaan in Malaal". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. Sengupta, Sreeparna (5 July 2019). "MALAAL MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  11. Sinha Jha, Priyanka (5 July 2019). "Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan, Sharmin's Film Lacks the Pathos It Needed". News18. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. "'Malaal' trailer: Newbies Meezaan Jaaferi and Sharmin Sehgal are all set to redefine love in their debut film". Times of India. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  13. "Pratik Gandhi and Sharmin Segal's starrer Atithi Bhooto Bhava goes on floors in Mathura". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  14. "Atithi Bhooto Bhava Trailer: Jackie Shroff, Pratik Gandhi and Sharmin Segal starrer showcases love stories from different eras". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  15. "Atithi Bhooto Bhava Movie Review: The film leans heavily on Jackie Shroff's charm". Filmfare. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  16. "Atithi Bhooto Bhava review: Jackie Shroff, Pratik Gandhi and Sharmin Segal starrer will leave you emotional". DNA India. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  17. "Siddharth Gupta and Sharmin Segal are the leads in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heera Mandi - Exclusive". Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  18. "Exclusive! 'Malaal' star Sharmin Segal opens up about being fat-shamed as a teenager". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  19. "Debutants of 2019: Ananya Panday to Sharmin Segal, the big Bollywood debuts of this year". India Today. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  20. "Malaal: Sharmin Segal, Meezaan's Bollywood debut film to now release on 5 July". Firstpost. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  21. "Debutants who ruled Bollywood in 2019: From Tara Sutaria, Ananya Pandey to Sharmin Segal". ANI News. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  22. "Meezaan Jafri and Sharmin Segal Turn Assistant Directors for Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  23. "Sharmin Segal on Atithi Bhooto Bhava: 'It was one of my dreams to work with Jackie Shroff'". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  24. "Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, and Sharmin Segal start Heeramandi's shoot". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  25. "Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020". Filmfare. 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.

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