New Delhi : Pakistani actress Meera is not happy with the way her fellow actress Veena Malik conducted herself on Colors' reality show Bigg Boss 4 and accuses her of portraying Pakistani women in poor light.
"Veena Malik is acting very cheap. The way she presented herself in front of Indian audiences is not right. She is denigrating the image of Pakistani women. This is not how women in Pakistan are," Meera, who is in India to shoot for director Faizal Khan's Hindi film Om Allah said.
Her lip-locking courted controversy after people in Pakistan raised objections. She was allegedly also fined for this. But for now she feels Veena has crossed all limits. "If you come over to Pakistan, you will see how sensible and cultured Pakistani women are.
"They respect their family values and are not how Veena has portrayed herself," the actress — who battled controversy after a kissing scene with Indian actor Ashmit Patel in her Bollywood debut Nazar — said.
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Veena came into the limelight after her links in match-fixing allegations against Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif. She was the cricketer's girlfriend.
She then entered the Bigg Boss house. Her intimacy with Patel caused quite a stir, sending the TRPs soaring. Meera alleges Veena's behaviour is a lousy way to garner publicity.
"She's doing all this because she is hungry for fame. She has no self-respect and is ready to do anything to become famous," Meera said.
"She's like that even in Pakistan. She tries to copy everyone. She can never be her own self. This is not the right thing to do as there are many other nice ways to become famous. Why stoop down to cheap tactics," she asked.
Meera claims she was also approached to be a part of Bigg Boss twice, but refused the offer.
"I was approached to be part of the show before and even for this season but when I came to know that Veena will also be a part of it, I refused," she said.
Apart from Veena, the fourth season of Bigg Boss also featured well-known Pakistani cross-dresser Begum Nawazish Ali.
