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I never made that statement: Shweta Basu Prasad's shocking revelation!
Shweta Basu Prasad, who was arrested in a prostitution racket, is now home after two months. The actress was lodged in a remand home where she did not have access to the outside world and even not allowed to meet her mother, says Shweta.
In an interview to DNA, Shweta made a shocking revelation that she indeed did not issue the statement which was circulated in the media after her arrest. Soon after her arrest, tabloids were abuzz with Shweta's statement which read, "I have made wrong choices in my career and i was out of money. I had to support my family and some other good causes. All the doors were closed and some people encouraged me to get into prostitution to earn money. I was helpless and with no option left to choose, i got involved in this act. I'm not the only one who faced this problem and there are several other heroines who have gone through this phase."
Shweta said, "No I never made that statement. I was in custody. I wasn't allowed to speak to my mother and father, then how would I speak to the media? Whoever made up that statement damaged my reputation by saying that all doors were closed on me—no such thing has happened and the film industry has always been very warm and welcoming to me—and that "people encouraged me to get into prostitution to earn money." These are outrageous lies that I never uttered."
Shweta also spoke about the unfortunate incident saying, "I hadn't been called to Hyderabad by any agent for commercial sex. I had gone to there to attend an awards ceremony. Call it fate or whatever, I missed my flight back in the morning. My air ticket and stay were done by the organisers of the awards function. I still have the ticket. I've been told that the agent has been arrested. The case is being investigated. I am a victim in the whole situation. There was a raid... I am not denying the incident. But the facts are not what they've been made out to be."
Now safe at home and among her loved ones and close family, Shweta maintains she is not in the least affected by this incident. "I am an actress. And I will always remain one. Right now, I have just returned to the post-production of my documentary on Hindustani classical music. Life has moved forward from exactly from where I left off," she said.
