Being an A-lister in Bollywood can’t get one past religious profiling and discrimination in Mumbai’s Beverly Hills. On-screen serial kisser Emraan Hashmi has just learned this. Out to buy an apartment in an area close to where his parents live, the actor was politely told by Pali Hill’s Nibbana Cooperative Society to go and look elsewhere. The actor believes the housing society is discriminating against him because he is a Muslim. He has filed a complaint with the State Minorities’ Commission, demanding action against society members.
Commission vice-chairman Abraham Mathai told TOI that Hashmi had filed a complaint, saying the society had refused to give him a no-objection certificate even after he had paid the token amount of Rs 1 lakh. “We are sending summons to the society, asking for an explanation,” Mathai said.
“My parents went to meet society members last week (for the NoC) along with the seller and the broker. Society members, however, told them they were busy and refused to meet them. I found it really offensive,” said Hashmi.
“The seller, Suvarna, has now informed us that the society will not give us an NOC and it has blocked the sale. We have information that this has been done as they are discriminating against Muslims and will not allow any Muslim in the society.” The society had mostly Hindus and a couple of Catholic families, Hashmi said.
Housing society secretary Chatri told TOI he had received a letter last week from the Hashmis but no decision was taken as the chairman of the committee was not present. “But there is no ban on Muslims; we know all Muslims are not terrorists. People from all over the country stay here — even I have come from a different part of the country — but one has to know who is coming in,” he said.
Actor Anil Dhawan is another member of the society’s managing committee. “I will be more than happy to have him as a neighbour. But I remember his family barging into our office when a society meeting was going on and so we refused to meet them. Being a celeb does not mean you get everything,” he said.
This is not the first time Hashmi has faced such a problem. “I faced a similar situation in August 2007, when I was looking for a house in the same area; residents and brokers told me I would not be able to get a house because I was a Muslim. But I later managed to get one,” he told TOI.
Hashmi’s family has been living in Pali Hill for the last 50 years. “All the big names of Bollywood live in the area. Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Aamir Ali live here. So do the Dutts (Sanjay and his kin). But we still face such problems,” he regretted.
Hashmi’s uncle, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, said he was appalled that this was happening in an area like Pali Hill.
Jagjit Arora, who was trying to broker the deal for Hashmi, did try to convince the society. “Mr Suvarna was more than happy to do the deal but he told us we had to get an NOC from the society. It’s sad that no amount of explanation about the family’s antecedents could convince the society members. There are also certain societies in the area that do not give NOCs to non-Hindus,” he lamented.
Vinod Bachchan, a broker from Juhu, said he knew of such instances in Juhu — where superstar Amitabh Bachchan has lived for decades — as well. “A big star living in Bandra wanted to buy a bungalow in Juhu but we found it difficult to get one for him as he was a Muslim,” he said.
“There are societies who take an undertaking from non-vegetarians that they will not eat non-veg food,” Bachchan (the property broker) added.
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September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
yup i take that …
yup i take that word & ask ur mohmod how many chop dick he has given to you so you are different from us ….
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
two words for u… …
two words for u… Monkey’s generation.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
i think……….. …
i think………..being hindu the problem is not that muslim r terrosist or somethingelse…..they r also humanbeing like us….this is baseless……i am big fan of emran…..i think the problem all over india can be solved only by providing different locations for separate communities…..because due to religious differences there’s always chance of violence due to different faiths & traditions….when they live in different localities then have seen they r more friendly……….
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
you mohmad …
you mohmad follwer what the you are …if we don’t have a history what the your history is asshole…….you all converted bastered ….ask your mothers & grand mothers the went to soud arbia or ur fucking(profit) mohamad came to your mothers all converted terrorist……..following some body’s whole world het you terrorist ….whaterver we follow the religoun which is belong to our land ….not mohmommod who was a terrorist & so there followers are……
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
A reminder why and …
A reminder why and how the british empire took control…these stupid racist religious groups, their uneducated, discriminative minorities….bunch of idiots. Live in peace, emraan allow the tramps…
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
fuck u
u
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
thats right …
thats right therose71 serves you rite,..pakistan made for u…..go to pakii
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Total Racism
Total Racism
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
serves you rite, …
serves you rite, thats why Pakistan was made,your family should have moved there !!!!
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Daily Thousands of …
Daily Thousands of news comeup about the Islamic terrorism .. These sulay was always there .. These mullay has been refered as a Malech which means a demon / daanav which needs to be killed and had been killed whenever these Melech crossed their limits .. Time is near these Melech Mullay lunds would burried Alive .. This is just a start .. India is awakeing and getting know about the Islamic mentality ..
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Muslim Scum should …
Muslim Scum should be thrown out of world .. Islam is a Diesease which only can be cure after killing all Muslims except Sufis .. You deserves to be killed by non muslims.. Whole world is suffering coz of Muslims
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
what the is …
what the is wrong you people fighting about him over religion, hes a human bein just like us, i know not everyone is perfect, but the worst people is the people who makes a controversial between two religions. chill out , i dont even know y are u guys sooo off about
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
ok, monkey explain …
ok, monkey explain what is lingham in ur religion? is nt it a dick of devil shiva, to which ur women worship. u people shouldnt even talk. u dont have any right. and if u want to talk dont talk like ur ugly faces. just go worship the dicks, supply ur women to west, invite western celebrity to ur women on the stage. next time when u talk clean ur teeth, put some white powder on ur balck sweety nick and have a good perfume on ur clothes.then talk to muslim after that but still keep a distance
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
now where this …
now where this mother fucker, monkey ugly stinky,came from? u know ur women in ur own religion are allowed to do sex with animals but not achuth people. I have already explained that y u look like monkeys. in ur religion sex with 6 or 7 year old girl is allowed. Believe me u people are a stigma in this world. u have no history, when u converted into human like from monkeys. No one knows but thats true that u r father was a monkey(Hanumaan). UR WHORE SEETA AND GAY RAM.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Muslims belongs to …
Muslims belongs to the generation of Pedophile Moammad who did sex with a 9 year old kid .. Same thing you ppl are contuning to sex with their own Sister/mothers.. Shame on muslims who do who their own sisters and mother and then sell them to the Randi khanna …
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
The phedophile …
The phedophile Mohammad .. who did sex with a 9 year old kid .. be upon him
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
SRK is an . …
SRK is an .. A half dick gay who will flop miserably in near future.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
These motherduckers …
These motherduckers Muslims are scums of the world .. Whereever they go just ruin that with their stupid Pedophile mohammad ideology. They scums should not be allowed to enter in Indian society!
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
@nikhilyt
every one …
@nikhilyt
every one knows who is king of bollywood…….srk
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
u serious bro?
u serious bro?
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
lol stupid muslim …
lol stupid muslim product of rapes always asking others to admit something to feel good. muslims are slaves and we would be better off without those faggots. Muslims are fags. LOL
Hrithik, Akshay rule the muslim world from india.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
sir u go check the …
sir u go check the comments 1st and see who started it. yes if some one will abuse Muhammad(peace be upon him) by following the current media propaganda, we will react, we have no other option. we never start this. this is u people who start it. but in uropinion they are ok. cos u have been so inspired by west, that u dont hesitate to take part in this propeganda.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Yeh we are not …
Yeh we are not allowed to work in movies but ugy stinky hindus are allowed cos ur seeta had been worked in movie with Ravan, and thn in animal sex movie with a monky in a mandhir. thats y most of hindus look like monkeys.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
If I was there I …
If I was there I would spit the truth in ur mother’s ass. but again the problrm here is that u r sooooooooo ugly and stinky that only a monkey could have anal with u. Thats y mother worship monkeys dick in ur mandhir.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
just admit it
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just admit it
Muslims rule bollywood