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| | | Muslims Not Allowed | | | | Cosmopolitan Bollywood is finally baring its communal fangs. After Saif Ali Khan and Shabana Azmi-Javed Akhtar, several actors and film folk have come forward to express disdain over property segregration in Mumbai.
Turned away
A leading actor, on condition of anonymity, says, "The entire JVPD (Juhu Vile-Parle Development) Scheme where the who's who of Bollywood including Anil Kapoor, the Deols, Shatrughan Sinha and Yash Chopra reside, is not open to Muslims. I know, because I've tried getting property there. I was turned away. Isn't it ironical that a locality housing film folk who scream themselves hoarse over secularism, is actually a hotbed of bigotry?"
Arshad Warsi says, "It was very frustrating. I can't buy residential or office space anywhere in and around Juhu, or in any part of Mumbai. The JVPD Scheme where the cream of Bollywood lives, is closed to Muslims. I had negotiated and almost closed the deal for property in Juhu when the builders got to know I was Muslim......... | | |
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