Was it much ado about nothing?
Just a few days back we saw Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi creating a controversy and sparking public debates by alleging that he had been denied a house in the posh Pali Hill area of Mumbai just because he was Muslim. The allegation that the housing society refused to give a ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) to a Muslim had evoked strong reactions from people belonging to both Hindu and Muslim communities.
Emraan had also filed a complaint with the Minorities Commission.
But now, the actor has taken a U-Turn.
“There has been a miscommunication. The society had not discriminated against me and has today said that if anyone wants to sell their house in the building, I can buy it,” Hashmi told reporters in Mumbai.
The actor was speaking after a hearing at the Minorities Commission where the matter was resolved amicably between Hashmi and the members of the Nibana housing society.
When Hashmi had alleged religious profiling a few days back, a few Muslim actors of Bollywood had rubbished the allegation. Salman Khan, for instance, had said that Emraan would not have been a star if there was religious profiling. Shahrukh Khan too had said that he never faced religious discrimination in all his years in the industry.
So, as Emraan says, it was probably a case of ‘miscommunication’ that created a mountain out of a molehill.
Just a few days back we saw Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi creating a controversy and sparking public debates by alleging that he had been denied a house in the posh Pali Hill area of Mumbai just because he was Muslim. The allegation that the housing society refused to give a ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) to a Muslim had evoked strong reactions from people belonging to both Hindu and Muslim communities.
Emraan had also filed a complaint with the Minorities Commission.
But now, the actor has taken a U-Turn.
“There has been a miscommunication. The society had not discriminated against me and has today said that if anyone wants to sell their house in the building, I can buy it,” Hashmi told reporters in Mumbai.
The actor was speaking after a hearing at the Minorities Commission where the matter was resolved amicably between Hashmi and the members of the Nibana housing society.
When Hashmi had alleged religious profiling a few days back, a few Muslim actors of Bollywood had rubbished the allegation. Salman Khan, for instance, had said that Emraan would not have been a star if there was religious profiling. Shahrukh Khan too had said that he never faced religious discrimination in all his years in the industry.
So, as Emraan says, it was probably a case of ‘miscommunication’ that created a mountain out of a molehill.
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