Sheezan Khan says nobody could speak Urdu in Heeramandi. (Photos: Instagram)
Currently streaming on Netflix, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal Mehta, Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Fardeen Khan and Adhyayan Suman in key roles.
Television actor Sheezan Khan is “disappointed” with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi. On Wednesday, the Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 contestant took to his Instagram stories and argued that except for Farida Jalal, nobody could speak Urdu properly in the web series, which was released earlier today. Sheezan questioned Bhansali for doing “injustice” to the Urdu language.
“Apart from Farida Jalal ji! Nobody could speak “urdu” in SLB’s Heeramandi! Kisi Ka Nuqta, kha, qaf apni jagah pe nahi hai!! Kyu bhai kyu?? Urdu ke saath itni naainsaafi. Disappointed (Nobody pronounced the words properly. Why bro? Why such injustice with the Urdu language),” he wrote on his Instagram stories.
Currently streaming on Netflix, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal Mehta, Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Fardeen Khan and Adhyayan Suman in key roles. It explores the various aspects of a woman’s trials and tribulations.
News18 Showsha’s review of Heeramandi reads, “With Heeramandi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali creates a world that’s exquisite and is rich and vibrant in its culture and texture. Inhabiting this realm are some characters that are as unapologetic, complex and imperfect as a human can be. Here, the women call their own shots and is unafraid of what the civil society might think of them. They’re pitted against each other, sometimes one even wishing for and conspiring against another’s downfall and shattering their self-worth, pride and ego. They can tear apart and even love like tigresses. And when the right time comes, they don’t bat an eyelid before fiercely protecting one another. Despite deep and dark ambition plaguing their hearts, they’ve their conscience clear.”
Meanwhile, talking about Sheezan Khan, the actor is known for shows like Chand Jalne Laga and Ali Baba. Last year, the actor also participated in Rohit Shetty’s Khatron Ke Khiladi 13. Sheezan Khan’s life took a drastic turn in December 2022 after his Ali Baba co-star Tunisha Sharma was found hanging. Khan was arrested a day later after Tunisha’s mother accused him of abetment to suicide and claimed that the actor ‘used’ her daughter. Reportedly, Sheezan and Tunisha broke up just 15 days before the latter’s death. However, Sheezan was granted bail in March 2023.
