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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Niece Sharmin Segal Admits Getting A Break Easily!
Did you know that Sharmin has assisted Bhansali on the sets of Ram Leela and Bajirao Mastani? Sharmin says that before making her debut, she lost weight and groomed herself.
Today, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece, Sharmin Segal made her debut with Malaal opposite Javed Jaaferi's son Meezaan and the young lady admits that being the niece of the veteran filmmaker helped her get a break easily. But she also asserted that there is pressure to live up to the expectations that come from being Bhansali's niece.
"There are advantages and disadvantages if you have someone from your family in the industry. It was easy for me to get in as compared to maybe others but then the responsibility is more because I have to live up to the expectations. (But) I don't consider myself a starkid or industry kid because my parents are not actors."
"The pressure is double because Sanjay Leela Bhansali is my mama (uncle). You have to prove yourself but you have to try and be what the public expects from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece," Segal told a media agency.
Did you know that Sharmin has assisted Bhansali on the sets of Ram Leela and Bajirao Mastani? Sharmin says that before making her debut, she lost weight and groomed herself.
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"While
growing
up,
I
wanted
to
be
a
doctor.
I
took
to
theatre
while
in
college
where
I
was
bitten
by
the
acting
bug.
People
used
to
laugh
at
me
when
I
was
on
stage
as
a
94
kg
girl.
Wishing
to
become
an
actor
was
scary
as
in
the
glamour
world,
appearance
matters
the
most
besides
talent," Segal
said.
Sharmin
says
she
tried
to
hide
her
love
for
acting
from
Bhansali
initially
but
he
noticed
that
she
was
keen
about
it
during
Bajirao
Mastani.
"He saw that I was taking a keen interest in learning the nuances of acting, I was closely observing all the actors. After coming back from the acting school, I told him 'Let me audition for any film'. He asked me to meet Mangesh (our director); he felt I was apt for 'Malaal'," she said.
Bhansali is known to be a hard taskmaster on the movie sets. Asked if she was ever at the receiving end of Bhansali's temper, she said, "Only once when I messed up with the costume in 'Bajirao Mastani'. He told me he couldn't believe that I was related to him."
"He has been strict with me and it has only pushed me to do better. It motivates me. I value that experience. For me, the important thing is to gain knowledge about cinema, acting and art from him," she said.
