Sultan of Delhi Actor Mehreen Pirzada Expresses Disapproval Over Sequence Depicting Brutal Marital Rape Being Labelled As ‘Sex Scene’
Mehreen Pirzada expressed her dismay over the misrepresentation of a scene depicting marital rape in her debut OTT series, Sultan of Delhi. She criticised the labelling of this sensitive topic as a sex scene in certain sections of the media and social media, emphasising that such terminology trivialises a grave issue that women worldwide are currently facing.
Actor Mehreen Pirzada says she feels saddened that a sequence in her debut OTT series Sultan of Delhi depicting marital rape has been labelled as a sex scene in sections of the mainstream media and social media. This kind of description "trivialises a serious issue that many women the world over are currently dealing with", Pirzada, who has worked across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film industries, said in a lengthy X post on Tuesday. Mehreen Pirzada Birthday: From Phillauri To Pattas, 5 Popular Films The Actress Starred In!.
"There was a scene in Sultan Of Delhi that depicted a brutal marital rape. It pains me to see that a serious issue like Marital Rape has been described by many in the media as a 'Sex Scene'...," the 27-year-old actor said. "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," she added. In the series, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar last week, Pirzada plays the role of Sanjana, the love interest of actor Tahir Raj Bhasin's Arjun Bhatia. The show is directed by Milan Luthria. Sultan of Delhi Review: Plenty of Masala in Tahir Raj Bhasin and Mouni Roy's Disney+ Hotstar Series But Not Spicy Enough Make It Compelling (LatestLY Exclusive).
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The actor said the entire team was extremely professional 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," Pirzada said. In September, the Supreme Court had said it would list pleas on the issue of marital rape for hearing in mid-October. The pleas raise the legal question of whether a husband enjoys immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex.