Indian Muslim conversation with Sharukh, Barkha Dutt

53 Minutes of Good conversation with Shahrukh Khan, Zakir Naik, Karan Johar Barkha Dutt and others; http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1207120

Sharukh Khan makes me proud of being an Indian and an American, on the show him, Soha Ali and the other Khan, spoke for the average Muslim the ones like you and I. Most of us are like them. Those guys have touched the very sensible thing that all of us feel. They certainly spoke for me, an Indian who wants to be part of the fabric, part of the Indian (American story - http://wisdomofreligion.blogspot.com/2009/04/are-muslims-part-of-american-story.html) story.

It was good to see the topic on national TV it is good for people to know Muslims as average persons. Not all of us wear Topies or Pagdis, a majority of us don't. We live like any other Indian or American here in our case.

I wish Zakir Naik had clarified to the general audience, that Beard is not obligatory, but rather an option, as a way to show respect to the prophet who wore it. We have reduced Islam from a pristine faith about character building, truthfulness, trust worthiness and justness to merely outside manifestations. Prophet had earned that, he was the Amin of his society which was made up of people from different traditions; indeed, he was called Amin by the then non-Muslims. There is a lesson for us here.

I am glad Karan Johar and the other Khan want to produce something that represents average Muslims.

Link: http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/2010/03/indian-muslim-conversation-with-sharukh.html

Your comments: http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/2010/03/indian-muslim-conversation-with-sharukh.html#comments

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Stay in Mumbai, Sena will kill you

Law and order must prevail, the nation cannot afford to have groups vanadalize others, there's got to be a dialogue to find out what is it they really want? As terrorizing other people will do more harm to Mumbai than any good - Mike Ghouse

Stay in Mumbai, Sena will kill you. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Stay-in-Mumbai-Sena-will-kill-you-Anurag-Kashyap/articleshow/5569120.cms

Anurag Kashyap

Director Anurag Kashyap says the Hindi film industry lacks integrity and that if Bollywood had united, the ruckus created by the Shiv Sena over Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name is Khan" could have been avoided.

"If it is considered to be an industry, people should have unity among themselves. At least once, they should unite and show that we are working, we are also professionals. They never do that so these people dare and take advantage of it," Kashyap said.

The Shiv Sena had opposed the film's release after Shah Rukh Khan refused to apologise for saying that Pakistani cricketers should have been included in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Sena activists had vandalised several theatres in Mumbai that were to screen "My Name Is Khan", which also stars Kajol.

"Bigger the star you fight with, higher the media attention you draw. They make use of it too. Nothing...you need not to go to Australia or Pakistan and die in their hands, stay in Mumbai, Shiv Sena will kill you," said Kashyap, who has made films like "Black Friday" and "Dev D".

Asked if he was tagging the Shiv Sena as terrorist, he said: "What to say...people are scared of them, they are pelting stones on cinema halls, breaking glasses, incurring damages. What is their standpoint?

"Shah Rukh Khan said that teams should be allowed to hire Pakistani players and they say that Pakistan had attacked us, how could Shah Rukh advocate their inclusion in the IPL teams? We are subjected to more attacks from insiders here. You need not go anywhere and have an unfortunate death, stay in Mumbai," Kashyap added.
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Protesters Call On 'Khan' Star to Leave India

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703525704575061174036495404.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks#

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