KARACHI, Oct 5: Actress Meera said on Wednesday that her success in Indian films put Pakistan on the map, though she conceded that a couple of steamy scenes, which raised priggish hackles in the country, embarrassed her no end.

As newsmen at the Karachi Press Club craned their necks to catch a glimpse of Meera, who was surrounded by photographers, their cameras clicking non-stop, she said she did not wish to court controversy by dilating on the factors that led to the downfall of the cinema industry in Pakistan.

But she had a solution to the woes of the Pakistani film industry.

“We must liaise with the international film industry to learn the ropes. At the moment, Pakistan stands nowhere in the world as far as cinema is concerned.”

Heavily made up and clad in a light-pink dress, Meera said her Indian films had not bombed at the box office. “No, they did not fail,” she contended, “their performance was okay. I am also working in other Indian films.”

When asked whether she had moved to India, she said: “No, I have not moved to India. I was away from the country for a while. But now I am back. I spent some time in Dubai, discussing with Mahesh Bhat another venture.”

When a senior journalist asked Meera whether she was trying to resolve the Kashmir issue, she quipped: “How can performers solve such a long-festering issue which has not been resolved by politicians and journalists?”

Another newsman asked her if she was considering getting married, she said: “Well, I have received a number of proposals, but I do not want to tie the knot at the moment. My parents, particularly my father, want me to get married without delay.”