Shiv Sena did NOT allow Nawazuddin Siddiqui to act in a play because he is a MUSLIM!

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's play cancelled by Shiv Sena as they were against 'a Muslim actor'

This year doesn’t seem to be going good for actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Just last week he was accused by his sister-in-law that Nawaz tortured her physically and hit her while she was three months pregnant. And just when Nawaz and his spokesperson refuted all such stories, he has landed up in another controversy. Here’s what happened.. Nawazuddin was in his hometown – Muzaffarnagar where he was going to be performing in a play for the first time. Nawaz was playing the role of Mareech in Ramleela and it had always been a dream for the actor to be a part of the play. However, Shiv Sena workers objected against a Muslim being a part of Ramleela and asked him to step down.
Mukesh Sharma, who is the district head of Shiv Sena there approached police and asked the committee to drop Nawazuddin from participating in the show. “Our objection is with his name as well as the person. His sister-in-law has filed a case against him. He is trying to use this role to get back his social prestige. We will not allow this. For over 50 years, no Muslim has been a part of the production. Why should this be allowed now? We went to the police and our members went around town to spread the word and urge people to stop this,” he says.

A Times Of India report states that Nawaz was approached by artists from Budhana’s Ramlila only to attend the function. But Nawaz insisted that he would want to play a minor part in the production. And that’s how he landed up playing Mareech .
This comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding the ban of Pakistani artists in India. It is a rather sensitive issue to deal with and a lot of actors have raised their opinion about the ban. Do you think they will speak in Nawaz’s favour too? Let’s see.. After the unpleasant incident, Nawaz took to Twitter to share his views about the same. “My childhood dream could not come true, but will definitely be a part of Ramleela next year. Check the rehearsals,” he tweeted with a video of the rehearsals.

My childhood dream could not come true, but will definitely be a part of Ramleela next year.
Check the rehearsals. pic.twitter.com/euOYSgsm3F

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) October 6, 2016