Actor Mehreen Pirzada, known for her work in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil films, recently made her OTT debut with the Disney+Hotstar series, Sultan of Delhi.
The actor, who plays Sanjana, the love interest of actor Tahir Raj Bhasin's Arjun Bhatia, took offence to sections of media and the audience flippantly labelling a scene about marital rape as a sex scene.
Taking to her social media account, Mehreen said, "Recently I made my OTT debut in the web series, Sultan of Delhi on Disney Hotstar. I hope my fans have enjoyed watching the series. Sometimes scripts demand certain actions which might go against your own morals. As a professional actor who considers acting an art and at the same time a job, one has to do certain scenes which are not palatable if they are part of the story’s narrative."
Delving deep into a problem that definitely warranted merit, Mehreen added, "It pains me to see that a serious issue like Marital Rape has been described by many in the media as a “Sex Scene.” This trivialises something that is a serious issue that many women the world over are currently dealing with. It disturbs me that a certain section of the media and people on social media have picked upon this, these people should understand that they have sisters and daughters too and I pray to god they never have to go through such trauma in their own lives as just the thought of such brutality and violence against women is repugnant."
Clarifying that the scene was shot with all the precautions in place, Mehreen revealed, "As an actor it’s my job to do justice to the role and the team of Sultan Of Delhi helmed by Milan Luthria Sir were extremely professional in making sure that we as actors at no point were uncomfortable or exposed during the shooting of some very difficult scenes. I hope as an artist to do my best in every role for my audience, be it Mahalakshmi, Sanjana or Honey."
Many expressed their solidarity and praised her clarity on such an important issue prevalent in our society.
On the work front, Mehreen will next be seen in Vasanth Ravi's Tamil film, tentatively titled VR 07, and the upcoming Telugu film, SPARK L.I.F.E, a psychological action thriller.
