Jason Shah On Receiving Mixed Reviews For Heeramandi: ‘Should Listen To Those More Rather Than The Flattery'

Jason Shah is currently enjoying the success of his recently released show, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. In the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial, Shah played the role of a British cop named Cartwright. While his power-packed performance has been getting praise from the audience, the show has also received polarising reviews.

The actor in a new interview, the actor opened up about the negative reviews and said that those reviews are equally important. In an interview with DNA, Jason said, “I think it’s a good thing to listen when someone has a different opinion about your work. We should listen to those more than just the flattery or the praise, because there we can find places where we can explore something that we didn’t try. Maybe that person does have an angle that we have not seen due to our lack of perspective.”

He further added that he pays more importance to ‘constructive criticism’ than to people who say, ‘you have done a great job’. He said, “You need to be aware of someone who has a different angle. I want to ask them why they think like that.”

He shared, “We are used to being applauded and told, ‘bhai kya shot diya (what a shot you have given)’. But I want to listen to the guy who tells me, ‘thoda aise kar leta toh aur mazaa aata (had you done it differently, it would have been better)’. When you listen to that opinion, you improve, and something great can come up.”

Meanwhile, Jason Shah’s Heeramandi also stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sharmin Segal Mehta, Farida Jalal, Fardeen Khan, Shekhar Suman and Adhyayan Suman in key roles. It explores the various aspects of a woman’s trials and tribulations.

Recently, Jason also opened up about shooting the rape scene with Mallikajaan aka Manisha Koirala. The actor admitted that he was “hesitant” before the sexual assault scene and mentioned that he was being cautious especially when he was supposed to slap Mallikajaan.

“I was hesitant. The fighter master wanted me to slap her in a more realistic manner but I was very careful, I was watching my actions. I even flicked her nose ring off in one scene, it got that close. That’s what I was telling the fight master that if we are not in coordination, I might end up hurting her, and obviously, she is an older woman, so it is my responsibility and I had to take care,” he told Filmibeat OTT.

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is currently streaming on Netflix.