Meera - Mahesh Bhatt Controversy: Pak Actress Refutes Harassment Claims

Meera - Mahesh Bhatt controversy: Pakistani actress Meera who will be appearing in her next release Psycho, has recently made some revelations about director Mahesh Bhatt.

Besides sharing the reason behind non-release of her film in India, she had opened about her old associations with Mahesh Bhatt and her daughter Alia Bhatt.

Meera - Mahesh Bhatt Controversy: Pakistan Actress revealed About Her Bond With Mahesh Bhatt & Alia Bhatt

Meera latest interview: During her interview with Blue Truth Digital, Pakistan actress Meera discussed her upcoming film Psycho, and expressed her disappointment as the movie is not releasing in India. According to her, ‘’India mein release nahi ho rahi. Uska mujhe bahut dukh hai.’’

As the conversation advanced further, Meera revealed her equation with Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and his family.

When asked about the reaction of Bhatts for her new film, she said they would have felt very happy.

Meera - Alia Bhatt Childhood Visit

Besides that, she also recalled a childhood memory with actress Alia Bhatt, saying “Main jab ghar par hoti thi, toh mere saath soti thi woh. Bade khush hote woh film dekh kar, mujhe call karte.’’

Applauding Alia, Meera called her intelligent and smart. According to her, she was very good at studies back then.

Praising Alia Bhatt, Meera said that the actress is indeed very smart and intelligent and, back then, did very well in her studies.

Meera - Mahesh Bhatt Controversy: What is the Truth About harassment charges against Mahesh Bhatt?

Now talking about Mahesh Bhatt allegations, Pak actress Meera on questioned whether she really faced harassment by director Mahesh Bhatt, to which she answers, “Nai aisa kuch nahi’’.

Reiterating her clear stance, she clearly denied that any such incident has happened to her, and in fact praised Mahesh Bhatt, saying he is a good director.

Key Facts About Pakistani Actress Meera

• Meera was born as Irtiza Rubab, she rose to fame as a Pakistani actress and television presenter.
• The actress is greatly known as one of the popular yet very controversial celebrities from Pakistan.
• Recalling her performance in a joint Indo-Pakistani film, Nazar, she starred opposite Ashmit Patel, sibling of actress Amisha Patel.
• This film marked her debut in Bollywood.
• Her kissing scenes with co-star Ashmit Patel, an Indian Hindu actor, caused strong criticism from conservative Muslim clerics in Pakistan.
• The Pakistani government rejected Patel's visa application, and Meera received threats of violence and a possible film ban.
• She later described the situation as a "baseless controversy" and defended her actions by citing freedom of expression.
• Coming back to Nazar, it was her first film in Bollywood directed by veteran actress Soni Razdan, mother of Alia Bhatt.
• Meera’s second film in Bollywood followed by Nazar in May 2005, was Kasak. This time she starred opposite singer-turned actor Lucky Ali.
• After that her third film, Paanch Ghantey Mein Paanch Crore in 2012. Directed by Faisal Saif, this film did average business at box office.
• Before finalising Meera for the leading role, Faisal wanted to cast Bollywood actress Tabu to play Sonia, but later the role went to Meera, who liked the script and took it on.
• One more fact about this film is that Faisal never wanted the film to attract media or critics; hence, he straightaway opted to show it to the audience.
• The movie had a decent opening and was included in the 2012 list of Top 10 Bold Films by a renowned media house.

Meera’s Complete List of Films

Here is a compiled list of her appearances in films and television

Source: Wikipedia