Sharmin Segal Calls Aditi Rao Hydari 'School Girl' For Punctuality: 'According To Her She's On Time'

Actor Sharmin Segal has faced criticism for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, while her co-star Aditi Rao Hydari has garnered praise for her nuanced portrayal. A viral clip shows Sharmin commenting on Aditi’s punctuality, calling her a “school girl,” which has stirred controversy on social media. Sharmin’s remarks, seen as mean by Aditi’s fans, highlight her sarcastic take on Aditi’s timeliness, portraying her as overly punctual and rigid.

In a clip that is going viral, Sharmin says, “Aditi is a good school girl, please understand that. Teacher will say you have to submit your home work at this time and Aditi will do exactly that and not one more word than the word count limit. That is Aditi for you. So, according to her everyone is late and she is on time.”

One user on Reddit wrote, “She does not know how to speak gracefully and lacks social cues.” Another wrote, “Sounds like Aditi is a professional who is hardworking and takes her craft seriously. And this one just sounds bitter and jealous.”

Meanwhile, on Saturday, a clip from News18 Showsha’s interview went viral in which Sharmin was seen calling Sanjeeda an ‘outsider’. While fans were disappointed with Sharmin’s behaviour towards Sanjeeda, a social media user dug out another interview in which Sharmin was seen rolling her eyes at Sanjeeda while she spoke about Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

In an interview with IMDb, the team of Heeramandi was asked to name on one aspect about Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s process that nobody knows of. Sanjeeda revealed, “I think he changes his kurtas three to four times in a day. And after every change, there’s this new thought in his mind.” While she answered, Sharmin was seen rolling her eyes and making faces.

Her expressions caught the internet’s attention. Sharing the video on X, a social media user wrote, “Sharmin needs to go get some media training instead of showing her obvious dislike towards Sanjeeda lmao Only Kareena from 2004 can deal with her.” A comment on the YouTube video of the interview read, “After watching so many interviews of Heeramandi cast, Sharmin is coming across aa rude, too aggressive and little disrespectful towards other actors at times.”

Over the weekend, Sharmin was trolled massively for being “rude” to Sanjeeda Shaikh in a News18 Showsha interview. When our journalist asked Sanjeeda whether she was intimidated by the idea of working with Bhansali, the actress replied, “He is just a perfectionist. He wants everything to look not mediocre because whatever he does is nothing less than excellence. He is somebody who is respected all around the world for his brilliant creative mind and incisive advocacy and honesty to the craft… He is somebody who is very expressive. If he doesn’t like it, he doesn’t like it. And if he likes it, he will validate your performance in front of everyone.”