Mumbai, March 4 Actress Lara Dutta has revealed that she is stranded in Dubai with her daughter, Saira, amid the ongoing unrest in the Middle East region. However, her husband, Mahesh Bhupathi, is not with them, as he is away on work.
Lara shared that while she was shooting, she suddenly heard explosions and missiles being intercepted.
Describing the last few days as stressful, she went on to say in the video uploaded by her on Instagram, "There were many fighter jets flying overhead, and a lot of loud explosions. Although we live in a villa in a very safe neighborhood, the windows shook, the house and doors rattled, and it was unsettling. But I never felt unsafe."
Praising the UAE government, she added, "I just want to say that the UAE government has done an incredible job. I think, for everyone, I can say this: we felt really taken care of. We felt wanted, we felt protected, regardless of our nationality or where we came from. We felt like we mattered."
She added, "The UAE government, as a resident, as someone living in this city, is making sure that they do everything in their power to protect us and keep us safe. And I am amazed; my gardener has been coming every day to mow my lawn and take care of the plants. The delivery riders are working."
Lara added that they are looking at flights back to India, but there are not many available.
Maintaining a positive outlook, the actress continued, "We will figure it out. But I just wanted to say that we were there. I was in India when India and Pakistan went to war, and we saw how well our country protected us there. And it's the same here."
She added, "No one, no civilian, deserves to live in fear or to be caught up in this."
Lara concluded the clip, hoping that, in the end, common sense and better judgment would prevail.
