Actress Lara Dutta has opened up about her stressful experience of flying back to India from Dubai amid tensions surrounding the Iran-United States conflict. The actress revealed that the trip was so dramatic that she joked about being a part of the sequel to the 2016 film airline service.
“I felt like I was a part of Airlift 2”: Lara Dutta shares harrowing experience of returning from Dubai amid US-Iran conflict
Earlier this month, the actress had shared a video on Instagram revealing that she was stranded in Dubai with her daughter Saira during the conflict. She has now returned to India and in a recent interview with Hindustan Times, she talked about the circumstances that led to her stressful journey.
Lara said she had temporarily moved to Dubai so that her daughter could train with an elite tennis coach there, while her husband, former tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, was in London for work. As a result, she and her daughter were alone in Dubai when tensions escalated.
Recalling the situation, she said, “We lived about 10 kilometers away from Jebel Ali port, which was being bombed every day. So we decided to take a chance, because I wanted to be with my husband and my family. We traveled two hours to Fujairah, and just the day before, the Fujairah port and the oil refinery had been bombed. It was scary, I’m not going to lie about it. I was very close to my co-star Akshay Was joking with Kumar that I felt like I was a part of it. air route 2”
The actress further said that even when they reached the airport, the tension continued. “We could hear explosions,” Lara said. She further added, “Hats off to the airlines too. I’m sure my daughter must have been somewhat traumatized by this experience.”
Apart from Lara, several other Indian celebrities were reportedly stranded in Dubai during the crisis, including Sonal Chauhan, Esha Gupta and Vishnu Manchu. While Sonal and Esha have returned to India, there is no update yet on Vishnu’s travel status.
