Director Hansal Mehta may offer Shweta Basu Prasad a role in his next film

Mumbai: Tollywood actress Shweta Basu Prasad who was recently caught in a prostitution racket, may be offered a role in a film by director Hansal Mehta. The ‘Citylights’ director took to twitter, and urged everyone to stop harassing the actress and expose the others involved.

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"Stop posting pictures of Shweta. Put out the pictures of her wealthy clients and the pimp. Expose the s*****gs, not the soft target," he said.

He also intends on offering the actress a role in his next film as he was very moved by her performance. He tweeted, “I intend to offer Shweta Prasad a role in my next film. She was so good in Makdee.”

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Shweta was sent to a rescue home, after she said to the police in a statement that she was out of money and was encouraged to get into prostitution. The actress will be kept in the rescue home for 3 months.

I intend to offer Shweta Prasad a role in my next film. She was so good in Makdee.

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 4, 2014