Mumbai, February 24 – Actress Meera Chopra has raised concerns about safety standards in app-based taxi services after a "terrifying and unfortunate" early morning ride left her shaken.
Sharing her experience on X, formerly known as Twitter, Meera, who is related to global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, revealed that she had pre-booked a taxi for six hours. However, things quickly turned alarming after the ride began.
According to the actress, the driver arrived in a dirty vehicle that was dusty and had a foul odor.
"Had a terrifying and unfortunate experience with @Uber_India. Booked a taxi for 6 hours early in the morning. The driver arrived in a dirty car with a foul odor and dust."
Meera then questioned the condition of the car; she realized that the driver appeared extremely drowsy.
"When I asked him why the car smelled, I realized that he was almost asleep while driving. I got out of the taxi in 20 minutes and booked another one. But what does Uber do?"
What further upset the actress was that, despite discontinuing the ride due to safety concerns, she was charged for the entire six-hour booking.
"Instead of fixing their own problems, they are charging me for the entire 6 hours," she said.
Meera stated that the safety standards in the country's public transport system are poor.
"The safety standards in our country's public transport system are deeply compromised, and companies like Uber are trying to make money. This is disgusting!"
Meera made her Tamil debut in the 2005 film Anbe Aaruyire, in which she starred with S. J. Surya. Her second film was Bangaram, a Telugu-language film starring Pawan Kalyan, followed by her critically acclaimed performance in M. S. Raju's Vaana.
She made her Bollywood debut in Vikram Bhatt's 1920 London: Fear Strikes Again, with Sharman Joshi. She has also worked in Satish Kaushik's Gang of Ghosts.
Meera played Anjali Dangle in the 2019 film Section 375, alongside Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chaddha. She also produced her first feature film, Gandhi Talks, which is a silent film with music composed by A. R. Rahman.