Pakistani actress Meera who debuted in Mahesh Bhatt's controversial film ''Nazar'' last year has
''disappeared'' and those associated with her are unable to trace the self-proclaimed ''ambassador of
peace'' for the last four weeks.
Meera's spokesperson and publicist Dale Bhagwagar, who is planning to approach police in the
matter, said, ''Meera left for Dubai on December 10 to attend the Dubai International Film Festival
which took place on December 17. Since then, she's been incommunicado''.
Even her secretary D K Shroff as well as mentor Mahesh Bhatt are not aware of her whereabouts, he
said.
Sources in Dubai said that she had attended the Dubai festival but became untraceable after that, he
said adding that the actress was scheduled to take part in the ''mahurat'' of a film at the Lonavala hill
station on January 2 but did not turn up.
Dale is now planning to file a missing person's complaint at the Juhu Police Station (Meera's
residence is in Juhu).
He said Meera travels in London, Dubai, Pakistan and India. Her international roaming numbers are off
since she left for the Dubai International film festival on December 10. Meera has been globe-trotting
during the last two months. She attended the IFFI in Goa first, then the SAARC Summit in New Delhi,
and the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan thereafter. She was back in India beginning of December, he
said.
Dale said Meera's Pakistani contact numbers are not available to anyone in India and added that it
was unlikely that she was in Pakistan because of her reported tensions with family
members.
Apart from ''Nazar'', Meera was seen with Lucky Ali in a film called ''Kasak''. Both films were
flops.
Trade sources wonder whether ''going missing'' was yet another publicity gimmick by the actress who
had hogged the headlines alleging that she had received threats from fundamentalists back home for
some ''kissing scenes'' in her debut film in India.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:27 IST