Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Nushrratt
Bharuccha/Instagram
Nushrratt
Bharuccha
opened
up
about
being
a
Muslim
in
a
recent
interview
with Shubhankar
Mishra.
The
Chhorii
actor
said
that
she’s
a
liberal
Muslim
—
‘even
my
parents
and
grandmother
are
liberal’
—
and
that
she
refuses
to
conform
to
anyone’s
expectations.
‘For
me,
my
faith
is
real.
Unreal
things
happen,
and
that’s
what
strengthens
my
belief.
That’s
why
I’m
still
connected,
still
strong,
and
I
know
I
have
to
follow
this
path,’
she
said
in
the
interview.
She
added
that
her
family
believes
in
the
freedom
to
practise
faith
individually
and
does
not
enforce
it
on
others.
‘Wherever
you
find
peace,
whether
it’s
in
a
mandir,
a
gurudwara
or
a
church,
you
should
go
there.
I
even
say
this
openly:
I
pray
namaaz.
If
I
get
time,
I
pray
namaaz
five
times
a
day.
I
carry
my
prayer
mat
while
travelling.
I’ve
always
believed
there’s
one
God,
and
different
ways
to
pray
to
him,
and
I
want
to
explore
them
all.”
When
Mishra
asked
her
if
she
has
ever
faced
criticism
about
her
clothes
and
if
she
has
been
questioned
about
the
kind
of
Muslim
she
is,
Nushrrat
nodded
emphatically.
So
how
does
she
deal
with
that?
‘Just
like
any
other
criticism,’
she
replied.
‘The
only
way
to
combat
that
is
to
truly
know
yourself.’
The
trolling,
Nushrratt
said,
will
not
change
her.
‘It
won’t
stop
me
from
going
to
a
temple
or
praying
namaaz.
I’ll
keep
doing
both.
Because
that’s
my
faith.
When
you’re
clear
in
your
thoughts,
spirit
and
mind,
no
one
in
the
world
can
shake
you.’
