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The Hyderabad sessions court on Saturday gave a clean chit to actress Shweta Basu Prasad who was arrested in connection with a sex racket. Shweta, who recently got out of a remand home, was visibly relieved. "I can't tell you what a huge relief the verdict is for me and for my family. The court has quashed all the charges against me and it feels great to have been vindicated. For the first time in many months, I'm relieved to see a smile on my parents's face," said the actress. Shweta went on to add that she had put the unsavoury episode behind her and is raring to go. She has recently joined Anurag Kahsyap's production house Phantom as a script consultant. The national award winning child actress can finally heave a sigh of relief.
Here's an account of the series of events that took place in the actress's life when she was arrested...
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After Shweta Basu Prasad was detained in an alleged sex racket and reprimanded in a remand home, she was scouting for scripts. According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the actress has now joined Phantom Productions as a script consultant. Though the actress has acting ambitions, she is keeping the job till she can find a script good enough for her. Speaking about the development in the report, Shweta agreed that she was essentially a curator in Phantom Productions and that she was going through potentially promising scripts. She also asserts that she likes her new job as reading scripts helps her grow as an actor. The actress also squashes reports that claimed she had been signed for a documentary by Hansal Mehta. Clearing the air on the speculation, she explains how she had taken a documentary on Hindustani classical music to show Hansal who liked and appreciated it.
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Let's take a look at why the actress was embroiled in controversies and the celebs who took a stand for her.
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We take a look at how other celebrities reacted to the news of Shweta's arrest in the scandal, in the past.
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According to a report in Times of India dated September 13, 2014, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone had commented on the Shweta Basu Prasad case. Speaking to Indiatimes about Shweta, Deepika said that there is nothing wrong with it (her involvement in prostitution) if it was the only thing she could do to support herself and family. She said that it is unfair to make a scandal about it and rather than looking down upon her, it was time to get together and support her. [sic]
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It was not just Deepika who came in support of National Awards winner Shweta Basu Prasad. Filmmakers Karan Johar and Vishal Bhardwaj also touched upon this sensitive case. Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor who directed Shweta in Iqbal came to her rescue on micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote, "My take on Shweta Prasad. Great actress (Iqbal). Sweet wonderful girl. Don't judge her and leave her be for god's sake!!!" [sic]
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Director of Citylights Hansal Mehta went a step ahead and offered the her a role in his upcoming film too. He took to Twitter and wrote, "Stop posting pictures of Shweta. Put out the pictures of her wealthy clients and the pimp. Expose the scumbags not the soft target. I intend to offer Shweta Prasad a role in my next film. She was so good in Makdee." [sic]
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On the other hand, Rani Mukerji who had been talking a lot about women empowerment while promoting her film Mardaani did not comment on the issue at all. Other celebrities like Aamir Khan and Farhan Akhtar also faced flak from various parts of the media for keeping quiet on this issue. A lot of media reports have pin-pointed Aamir Khan for not talking about this issue as he is very vocal about so many others.
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Sakshi Tanwar - one of television's most popular faces last seen in Bade Acche Lagte Hain - too came ahead and spoke about the issue in Shweta's life. But what made the otherwise calm and composed Sakshi Tanwar agitated were news reports that spoke at length about the actress Shweta Basu Prasad, who was sent to a remand home in Hyderabad after being caught in a prostitution scandal.
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Sakshi Tanwar wrote a heartwarming piece in DNA about Shweta Basu Prasad and the prostitution scandal. She recalls fond memories of Shweta in the piece from the time she played her mother onscreen in the popular saas bahu saga Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. While a lot of other celebs have remained tight-lipped on the issue, Sakshi decided to take a stand on the same. She also expresses her disgust at how the media highlighted the National Award winner's name along with her pictures but did not carry the names of Shweta's high profile business clients.
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