Sharmin Segal Biography

Sharmin Segal Mehta is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi movies. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is her maternal uncle. In 2024, Sharmin was seen in the Hindi movie, Heeramandi. 

Real Name 

Sharmin’s real name is Sharmin Segal. 

Physical Statistics

Height – 5’5″

Weight – 56 Kgs

Hair color – Black

Eye color – Brown

Figure measurements – 32-36-32

Personal Life

Sharmin Segal Mehta was born in 1995 and is 29 years old as of 2024. Her hometown is Mumbai, India. the elder daughter of Bela Sehgal, sister of Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Bela is a film editor and has edited multiple movies for Sanjay Leela Bhansali. 

School/College/Education

Sharmin Segal went to Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, in Los Angeles, New York. Sharmin follows Hinduism. 

In 2019, during an interview, Sharmin revealed that she was once fat-shamed. She was overweight as a teen. Kids used to make fun of her as she was overweight. Sharmin mentioned she was bullied for almost 15 years and hence it made her under confident. 

Parents/Siblings

Sharmin’s father’s name is Deepak Segal, and he is the content head of Applause Entertainment. Her mother’s name is Bela Segal, and she is an Indian film editor. Her grandfather is Mohan Segal, who was also a film director. He also discovered Rekha and introduced her to Bollywood. 

Mohan Segal – Grandfather of Sharmin Segal

Sharmin’s maternal grandparents are movie producers named Navin Bhansali and Leela Bhansali. 

Segal has a younger sister named Simran Segal. 

Sharmin Segal Biography

Husband

Sharmin Segal is married to businessman, Aman Mehta. They got married in November 2023. The couple got married back in November in 2023 in Italy. They welcomed their first child, a baby boy. 

Favorite Things of Sharmin Segal 

Actor – Ryan Gosling 

Actress – Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai 

Film – Devdas

Show – One Tree Hill, Suits 

Career

Sharmin Segal did her acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York. She always wanted to be a doctor, however, pursued theatre while she was in her 11th standard. Segal used to visit the sets of Devdas and always used to cry and demand to sit on Aishwarya’s lap. 

Sharmin Segal Biography

Sharmin started her career as an assistant director for the movie Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela in 2013. She was also working as an assistant director for movies, Bajirao Mastani (2015) Mary Kom (2014), and Gangubai Kathiawadi in 2022. 

Sharmin Segal Biography

In 2019, Sharmin made her debut opposite Meezaan Jafri. Segal even received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination for her performance.

In 2022, Sharmin Segal was seen in ZEE5’s Atithi Bhooto Bhava, where she played the role of an air hostess, Netra Banerjee opposite Pratik Gandhi. In 2024, Sharmin was seen in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, which was streamed on Netflix. She played the role of poetess Alamzeb opposite actor Taha Shah Badussha. 

Fun Facts About Sharmin Segal

Sharmin is an avid dog lover. 

She was overweight before entering Bollywood. Sharmin weighed around 85-90 kgs back then. 

Sharmin wanted to be a doctor but ended up being an actor and director. 

She is a very close friend of actress Janhvi Kapoor. 

Her favorite foods include cupcakes, pork buns, macaroons, and cinnamon roll sugar cookies. 

In 2024, Sharmin was trolled for not giving apt expressions in Heeramandi.

Sharmin is often seen not taken so seriously by her co-actors during many interviews. Also, there is no update on any of her recent projects as of July 2025.

Criticism 

In her last project, Heeramandi, her performance received mixed reactions from the audience. There were positive comments on her performance too, while he negative ones caught attention the most. Post her performance’s criticism in the movie, Sharmin disabled her comment section on her social media handles.

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