Mehreen Pirzada Calls Out Reports Calling Marital Rape in Web Series a Sex Scene

Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), Mehreen wrote, "Recently I made my OTT Debut in the web series, Sultan of Delhi on Disney+ Hotstar. I hope my fans have enjoyed watching the series. Sometimes scripts demand certain actions which might go against your own morals. As a professional actor who considers acting an art and at the same time a job, one has to do certain scenes which are not palatable if they are part of the story’s narrative."

She also said, "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. This trivializes something that is a serious issue that many women the world over are currently dealing with.

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."