Among other things, Durga Puja is something that West Bengal is best known for. During Navratri, people here welcome Durga with a lot of devotion and fanfare. The entire state is brimming with festivity and fun, this Navratri being no exception.
While Bengalis were celebrating their favorite festival, Nusrat Jahan, a popular Bengali Muslim actress cheered for them, sending out good wishes for Durga Puja by sharing a video on social media. But she had to face the wrath of a large number of and trolls who held that since she is a Muslim, posting wishes for a Hindu festival is against her religion.
Here is the video that Nusrat Jahan posted on her Facebook page:
There were people who made derogatory comments on her post. Some of these can be seen below:
Despite all the insulting comments and trolls, she shared a video of a song from her newly released film ‘Bolo Dugga Mai Ki’ on Thursday and kept posting wishes on all the remaining days of Navratri. Have a look at her posts below:
There were many fans and followers that wished her back for Durga Puja and held that she hasn’t done anything wrong.
Catch a glimpse of all the wishes people sent to her in response to her greetings for Pujo:
Among those distressed by Nusrat being trolled for wishing her fans was Indranil Roy, a celebrity Bangla journalist. Here is what he tweeted to Nusrat Jahan:
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Actor @nusratchirps trolled for wishing her fans on FB…disgusting…more power to you Nusrat… pic.twitter.com/Q07KUZHOWr— Indranil Roy (@indraroy) September 29, 2017
Very well aware of the trolls and disgust she had to face on social media, this is what Nusrat Jahan said in response to Indranil Roy’s tweet:
Kichu bolar nai bhai…. notun kore educate Holam.. these are so new n insane to me 🤣 https://t.co/NTlT1ICsjW
— Nusrat (@nusratchirps) September 29, 2017
This is what Indranil Roy had to say in response to Nusrat’s tweet:
The more they indulge in such idiotic acts the more they expose thr vulnerability. An insecured mob wth only a net connection @nusratchirps https://t.co/pWsQFoNZnw
— Indranil Roy (@indraroy) September 29, 2017
Then she decided to take on the haters and trollers in a post on a Facebook page with a beautiful message about humanity. Here is what she had to say:
Very well quoted by Nusrat! At the time when the world is heading towards modernity and development in all facets of life, rising above the religion and being humans first is indeed the need of the hour!
