Hansal Mehta says ‘good Samaritans’ ensured daughter’s safe return from Bali

Hansal Mehta is filming his upcoming movie with Kareena Kapoor in London. On Friday, he tweeted about his daughter, who was in Bali, and was facing difficulties in returning to India after a school trip. The filmmaker also tagged external affairs minister S Jaishankar in his tweet, and urged him for help in getting his daughter home safely. Hours later, he said his ‘daughter’s travel was sorted’. Hansal has two daughters – Kimaya and Rehana – with wife Safeena Husain. Also read: Hansal Mehta pokes fun at Kangana Ranaut’s Dhaakad, replies to her fan after ‘flop film’ jibe

The filmmaker tweeted on Friday, “Daughter’s travel sorted thanks to some good Samaritans. Deleted my tweet. Thank you to all those who called and tweeted to help.” Hansal Mehta had earlier tweeted, “Need help urgently. My daughter is in Bali on a school trip and has lost her OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) card. She needs to travel back to India tomorrow or might get stranded. Please help @DrSJaishankar.”

Some Twitter users had tried helping Hansal and gave him some leads in ensuring his daughter’s safe return to India. “Kindly contact the hon’ble vice consul for the consular and administration of the Consulate General of India, Bali, Indonesia at +62 81139 90996, via WhatsApp Messenger, please,” responded a person to the filmmaker’s tweet asking for help. Another Twitter user had tagged the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, and written, “Could you please help.”

Hansal has been shooting his next film starring Kareena in London. Details and title of this film have been kept under wraps. Kareena, who will play the role of a detective in the thriller, was joined by her son Jehangir Ali Khan during the shoot in the UK. Meanwhile, Hansal was recently in news after a Twitter user accused him of ‘giving Kangana Ranaut a flop film’. The filmmaker had shot back with a jibe at the actor’s last release, Dhaakad.

Hansal had directed Kangana Ranaut in Simran (2017). He has since called working with the actor a ‘massive mistake’. In September, while responding to his tweet about Brahmastra’s high ticket sales and long queues outside theatres, a Twitter user had said, “Shame on you. You gave a flop film to Kangana.” In response, Hansal had written, “Yeah. I shouldn’t have made Dhaakad.”