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In the world of review, acting and entertainment, it has become common these days to imagine how small things often turn into big controversies. The era of social media is such where there is debate on some issue or the other every moment and many times celebrities have to face situations which they have never even imagined. Well-known and popular actor of television world, Arjun Bijlani has come in the center of discussion these days due to one such unpleasant controversy. Recently, a picture or video had surfaced on social media in which actress Neha Sharma was wearing a T-shirt on which some religious words like ‘Allah’, ‘Rasool’ and ‘Muhammad’ were written in Urdu language. Sharp reactions started coming from trolls and certain sections of the society regarding this outfit, after which Arjun Bijlani’s name was also dragged into this whole matter. Amidst the increasing pressure and allegations of hurting religious sentiments, Arjun Bijlani has now openly expressed his views on this and has even apologized to the contractors of the so-called religion.
This whole controversy started when some pictures or videos of actress Neha Sharma started going viral on social media platforms. In these visuals, Neha was wearing a casual T-shirt which had some holy and religious words printed on it in Urdu script. As soon as these pictures spread on the internet, a section of social media came out against it. Trollers started raising the question that using such sacred words on clothes as a fashion is a disrespect to religious sentiments. Although it is common to find foreign languages or scripts often used in fashion and modern attire, when it comes to words related to religious faith, the matter becomes sensitive. Actor Arjun Bijlani’s name was also linked to this controversy in some way or the other, due to which he was forced to clarify and express his views amidst this entire storm. The way this issue was raised on social media, it once again proved that it does not take long to create controversy over anything on the internet.
When this whole matter gained momentum and criticism started everywhere, Arjun Bijlani came forward and gave his deep reaction on it. The actor candidly said that in today’s times, an unnecessary storm is created over every small issue and people get an excuse to hurt their sentiments on every issue. He sarcastically said that now the situation has become such that at every step one has to apologize to the so-called ‘contractors of religion’, whether you have anything to do with that controversy directly or not. Arjun’s pain was clearly reflected in how artists, in their normal lives and professional work, get entangled in things that have nothing to do with their intentions. His statement is becoming increasingly viral on social media and people are giving their respective reactions to it.
This statement of Arjun Bijlani has given rise to a huge debate from the entertainment world to the general public. In today’s digital age, while on one hand social media has become the biggest medium for exchange of ideas, on the other hand it is also becoming a base for hatred, trolling and creating unnecessary controversies. It has become common to distort the clothes, food habits or small statements of any celebrity and give it a religious or ideological color. Due to this kind of environment, the personal freedom of artists is also being affected. This pain of Arjun Bijlani is not just his own, but it reflects the pain of many artists associated with the film and television industry who keep falling prey to this poisonous environment of social media. Putting anyone in the dock without thinking and creating unnecessary tension in the society has become the biggest challenge today.
The job of an artist is to entertain the audience through his acting and art, and not to keep clarifying the ideological and religious norms of every section of the society all the time. When it comes to fashion and clothing, many times designers or brands create items that celebrities wear just to follow a trend or as an advertisement. There is no malicious intention behind this to hurt anyone’s religious sentiments. Despite this, the way things are sensationalized on social media is extremely disappointing. The apology sought by Arjun Bijlani is actually a symbol of the fact that in today’s times, even innocent people have to bow down unnecessarily to maintain peace. This entire episode has once again made us think that we as a society need to become more tolerant and avoid taking a harsh stance on every small thing so that art and artists can get a chance to breathe freely.