A
producer
and
his
wife
were
recently
arrested
in
the
US
in
connection
with
a
sex
racket
allegedly
involving
Telugu
actresses.
And,
it
seems
that
the
incident
has
taken
a
toll
on
the
reputation
of
the
entire
industry.
The
US
police
authorities
have
made
it
a
point
to
question
Tollywood
actresses
travelling
to
the
country
in
a
bid
to
gather
more
information
about
the
racket.
And,
in
the
latest
development,
the
authorities
questioned
Mehreen
Pirzada
in
connection
with
the
case.
Speaking
about
the
unexpected
incident,
the
Jawaan
star
told
a
leading
daily
that
it
was
an
'embarrassing'
experience
for
her
and
added
that
she
was
questioned
for
nearly
30
minutes.
"I
am
shocked.
It
was
so
embarrassing.
I
was
constantly
travelling
and
wasn't
aware
of
the
emergence
of
news
regarding
such
illegitimate
activities.
When
I
revealed
that
I
was
a
Telugu
actress,
I
was
questioned
for
30
minutes," she
added.
The
actress
added
that
the
authorities
were
polite
with
her
and
apologised
for
the
inconvenience.
"The
immigration
officials
politely
told
me
that
there
was
a
serious
racket
that
they
were
investigating
and
that
they
were
questioning
everybody
from
the
Telugu
film
industry
travelling
to
the
US.
Although
they
apologised
for
the
inconvenience,
they
said
they
would
continue
to
question
people
until
all
those
involved
in
the
racket
were
taken
to
task," added
the
lady.
Let
us
hope
that
Mehreen
never
faces
such
an
awkward
situation
again.
On
a
related
note,
2017
was
a
decent
year
for
her.
In
October,
she
was
seen
opposite
Ravi
Teja
in
the
successful
Raja
The
Great
which
was
the
biggest
film
of
her
career.
Released
on
the
festive
occasion
of
Deepavali,
it
did
well
at
the
box
office
and
impressed
most
critics.
At
present,
she
has
Pantham
in
her
kitty.
It
is
an
action-drama
directed
by
KS
Chakravarthy.
In
it,
she
will
be
seen
alongside
Gopichand.
She
also
has
NOTA
in
her
kitty.