Actor Madiha Imam has recalled a frightening incident during a trip to Turkey, revealing that she nearly landed in legal trouble after unknowingly using counterfeit currency to pay for a fruit platter.
Speaking on actor Faysal Quraishi's podcast, Imam described the experience as one of the scariest moments of her first visit to the country. She said it taught her to be more cautious about where travellers exchange foreign currency.
Imam explained that she had exchanged money shortly after arriving in Turkey but later discovered she had been given counterfeit banknotes.
"I exchanged money on my first trip to Turkey, and I guess I did it from the wrong place. I ordered a fruit platter and paid. A while later, the vendor started saying something to me in his language, which I could not understand. He then brought a security guard and ripped the note in front of my face," she recalled.
The actor admitted she feared the misunderstanding could quickly escalate. "I thought, 'Am I really going to get in trouble over a fruit platter?'" she said.
Fortunately, a local Turkish driver who had been assisting her during the trip stepped in to help.
