New Delhi, Aug 1 Brushing aside the Emraan Hashmi
controversy as a "one-off" episode, Bollywood superstar
Shahrukh Khan today said that such incidents should not be
given importance. The actor, who is a practicing Muslim but prefers to call
himself a "secular Indian", said, "I have never been treated
differently because of my religion. I am 44 years old now and
never in my life have I felt discriminated." He was reacting to a question related to the recent
uproar caused by actor Emraan Hashmi's allegations that
a housing society in posh Pali Hill area denied him the NOC to
purchase a flat in the building because he is a Muslim. Shahrukh said that he cannot deny the existence of such
incidents but added, "It is a one-off incident and should not
be given too much importance." The actor was here to conduct a quiz show organised by
Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). "We are a fast growing nation and the reason for our
development is the fact that we have overcome the barriers of
religion, castes, class in our hearts and minds. We should not
let these small incident affect us," Shahrukh said. Earlier Bollywood star Salman Khan too had expressed his
disagreement over Hashmi's accusation. "If religious profiling indeed happened, Emraan Hashmi
would not have been what he is today. Similarly, Salman, Aamir
and Shah Rukh Khan would not be what they are today," Salman
said adding that such incidents take place because of the
individual's personality and not his religion.
Source: Samaylive
controversy as a "one-off" episode, Bollywood superstar
Shahrukh Khan today said that such incidents should not be
given importance. The actor, who is a practicing Muslim but prefers to call
himself a "secular Indian", said, "I have never been treated
differently because of my religion. I am 44 years old now and
never in my life have I felt discriminated." He was reacting to a question related to the recent
uproar caused by actor Emraan Hashmi's allegations that
a housing society in posh Pali Hill area denied him the NOC to
purchase a flat in the building because he is a Muslim. Shahrukh said that he cannot deny the existence of such
incidents but added, "It is a one-off incident and should not
be given too much importance." The actor was here to conduct a quiz show organised by
Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). "We are a fast growing nation and the reason for our
development is the fact that we have overcome the barriers of
religion, castes, class in our hearts and minds. We should not
let these small incident affect us," Shahrukh said. Earlier Bollywood star Salman Khan too had expressed his
disagreement over Hashmi's accusation. "If religious profiling indeed happened, Emraan Hashmi
would not have been what he is today. Similarly, Salman, Aamir
and Shah Rukh Khan would not be what they are today," Salman
said adding that such incidents take place because of the
individual's personality and not his religion.
Source: Samaylive
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