India, Sept. 7 -- Malayalam actor Navya Nair was reportedly fined AUD 1,980 (around Rs.1.14 lakh) at Melbourne International Airport after officials found her carrying a jasmine gajra.

Despite the heavy fine, Nair took the incident in stride, describing it as a learning experience. On Instagram, she shared a video of herself with the jasmine gajra and added a sarcastic caption in Malayalam: "The drama just before paying the fine!!!"

The incident occurred during her recent visit to Australia to attend Onam celebrations organised by the Malayali Association of Victoria, both Manorama and Indian Express reported.

Speaking at a public event, Nair recalled her story, saying, her father had bought the jasmine flowers for her before she left ...