The actor also revealed that his mother had asked him if he was planning to ask Ratna to convert during their marriage and also supported their decision.
“My mother asked me if Ratna would change her religion for the marriage and I told her, you are asking if she will convert, I will not ask her to do that and she agreed. She asked me – how can you ask someone to change their religion. My mother was uneducated, belonged to an orthodox family, prayed 5 times a day, observed Roza her whole life, went to Haj also, she asked – how can one change all that has been taught to you since childhood? It’s not right to change one’s religion,” reminisced Naseeruddin Shah.
Shah ended the conversation by stating that this is not the world that he had dreamt of. “You can see the havoc that is being caused by the ‘love jihad’ tamasha. Innocents are being caught, harassed and beaten up. The police arrive on a happy occasion like a wedding and catch the bride and groom and later realise…