Overview

• In a newly published interview carried by multiple outlets on August 31, the veteran screenwriter says his family has never consumed beef and cites his personal reading of Islamic teachings for the practice.
• He describes long-standing celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra, Diwali, Eid and Christmas in his home as shared family traditions.
• He recounts marrying Salma Khan with both Hindu saat phere and a nikah, presenting the ceremonies as complementary.
• He recalls growing up in Indore where his father served as a DSP and the family lived among Hindu tenants in what he describes as close-knit harmony.
• He says he read the Quran in English and found its guidance consistent with Islam, noting his father-in-law’s initial religious objection to the marriage eased, with the couple now marking about 60 years together.