I am sure you all must have seen Sanjay Leela Bhasali’s Heeramandi on Netflix after all the hype and discussion about the series. One of the actresses from the show Sanjeeda Shaikh who played the role of Waheeda graced the new episode of Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist. She spoke at length about her experience working in the SLB universe and how she enjoyed wearing those heavy outfits for the role. Sanjeeda Shaikh also said that a person should at least experience a day inside the SLB set!
Sanjeeda Shaikh On Working In Heeramandi, Hails Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjeeda Shaikh recently appeared on the new episode of The Male Feminist hosted by Siddhaarth Aalambayan and she had a hearty conversation with him. She spoke about her recent release Heeramandi on Netflix and shed light on the various aspects of the shoot, her costumes and SLB’s involvement in the project. Sanjeeda Shaikh said, “We shot for 250 up days. Do you understand that to stay 250 days in that one character, I feel everyone should experience one day in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s life.” She further elaborated on the same, “His set makes you believe in yourself. Every day I used to go on set I had no idea that today what magic was going to happen but something extraordinary would happen. Sir gave me the freedom to explore my character and he understands what each actor is capable of. He takes each actor’s input before the scene.
Sanjeeda Shaikh hailed SLB as a perfectionist and said, “He can even make a chair act. He writes his own songs and he is a very good dancer too.” Speaking about the heavy costumes in the show that every actor wore, Sanjeeda with a big smile on her face said, “I enjoyed wearing them. Sir would select even the thread for the dress material we wore in the show. He takes an interest in every aspect of filmmaking, even the earrings we would wear. So if that person is taking so much interest in all the costumes, why would I not be happy wearing a Sanjay Leela Bhansali outfit? Sanjeeda Shaikh also revealed that she did not audition for the role but only some look tests. She said, “Sir doesn’t take auditions but only look tests to see if you fit in the character or not. Acting he can get out of anyone.”
Heeramandi stars Manisha Koirala, Richa Chadha, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Shaikh and Sharmin Sehgal. You can watch the entire The Male Feminist episode here-