Ironically
speaking,
Shahid
Kapoor
not
only
happens
to
be
the
product
of
a
broken
home,
his
parents
Pankaj
Kapoor
and
Neelima
Azim
having
parted
ways
long
ago
on
differences
of
opinion,
but
also
a
victim
of
culture
clashes
and
religious
divides
of
Islamism
and
Hinduism.
But
when
questioned
about
this,
he
emphatically
retorts,
“No
I
was
not
at
all
affected
by
their
separation
neither
am
I
a
victim
of
culture
clashes
or
the
religious
divides
of
Islam
and
Hinduism.
For
the
simple
reason
that
right
since
my
childhood
I
have
always
considered
myself
as
a
typical
Muslim
as
my
mom
Neelima
Azim
and
my
Nanihal"s
{Maternal
ancestors}
Islamic
influence
has
been
too
strong
and
too
powerful
enough
to
cause
any
other
religious
diversion
in
my
mind." And
when
this
correspondent
asked
the
actor
to
share
his
views
and
opinions
about
Ramzan
and
Religion,
he
readily
agreed
with
an
instant
reaction
of
just
one
word,
“Shoot".
To
begin
with
how
about
revealing
the
secrets
of
your
own
religious
beliefs?
Come
on!
What
kind
of
secrets
are
you
talking
about?
Religion
can
never
be
a
secret.
All
religions
may
not
be
like
open
books
yet
believe
it
or
not,
Islamic
religion
is
the
only
religion,
which
has
no
hidden
secrets.
All
its
basic
tenets
and
principals
are
clearly
mentioned
in
the
holy
book
–
'The
Koran".
Not
only
this
it
is
not
necessary
for
a
person
to
know
Arabic,
he
can
read
and
learn
to
recite
it
in
any
language
that
he
can
easily
understand.
But
the
most
important
fact
is
that
any
person
practicing
Islamic
religion
or
any
other
person
who
chooses
to
embrace
Islam
should
have
a
complete
faith
in
'Allah" and
above
all
in
the
preachings
of
Islam,
as
propagated
and
prophesized
by
Prophet
Mohammed,
may
peace
be
upon
him.
So
to
answer
your
hidden
query
kindly
note
that
Shahid
Kapoor
is
a
typical
Muslim,
a
sachha
musaalmaan
(True
blue
Muslim)
with
his
'Imaan"
(Faith)
intact,
his
'Aamaal"
(Worship)
as
regular
as
possible.
Ok!
Now
we
know
that
you
are
a
typical
Muslim
at
heart.
So
tell
us
how
do
you
observe
the
holy
month
of
Ramzan?
Before
I
speak
about
my
way
of
observing
the
Holy
month
of
Ramzan
I
would
like
to
state
that
in
my
childhood
when
my
mom
and
the
maulavi
(Priest),
who
used
to
come
everyday
to
teach
me
to
read
and
recite
'The
Koran",
failed
to
do
so,
I
was
myself
deeply
troubled
as
to
why
I
could
not
pick
up
the
flow
of
at
least
reading
the
Arabic
and
the
Urdu
language?
But
try
as
I
might
I
too
failed.
Even
my
friends
were
fed
up
of
me
when
I
used
to
pester
them
to
teach
me
to
read
'The
Koran".
Finally
I
spoke
to
my
'Allah"
directly
through
my
prayers
at
night,
tendered
my
apology
and
from
next
day
onwards
I
started
reading
and
reciting
'The
Koran"
in
English
language.
It
really
helped
me
a
lot.
And
now
I
am
proud
to
admit
that
I
know
all
the
most
important
'Suras"
and
'Aayats"
(Koranic
Verses)
by
heart.
Then
I
also
learnt
to
say
my
'Namaaz"
(Prayers)
in
the
same
way.
Coming
to
this
month
of
the
Holy
Ramzan,
yes
in
spite
of
facing
all
the
tragic
situations
of
my
personal
life
I
am
not
allowing
myself
to
neglect
my
religious
duties
and
responsibilities.
I
don"t
find
it
difficult
at
all
to
observe
all
my
5
times
'Farz
Namaaz".
I
am
also
keeping
all
my
fasts,
till
today
I
have
not
missed
a
single
fast.
That
apart
since
my
mom
has
left
(She
got
married
again)
us
I
am
also
looking
after
my
younger
brother
Sameer.
Yeah!
He
is
a
bit
lazy
so
I
have
to
literally
be
after
him.
But
this
has
also
enlightened
me
with
the
fact
that
religion
should
always
be
practiced
out
of
one"s
own
choice
and
never
forced
upon
anyone.
Lekin
Namaaz
(Prayer)
aur
Roze
(Fast)
ke
alawa
(Besides)…….?
Yeah!
I
know.
Till
my
mom
left
she
used
to
take
care
of
the
'Zakaat"
(2.5%
of
one"s
income
to
be
disbursed
among
the
needful
widows)
and
the
'Fitra"
(Protection
of
life
and
its
longevity)
but
I
think
I
am
totally
illiterate
in
this
regard.
So
what
I
do
is
try
to
do
daily
'Khairaat"
(Giving
alms
to
the
poor
and
the
needy)
feed
and
help
out
as
many
needy
and
poor
people
as
I
can.
But
next
year
I
shall
see
to
it
that
I
do
things
in
a
proper
manner
and
of
course
in
consultation
with
a
highly
knowledgeable
and
a
perfectly
qualified
Maulana
(Priest).
Till
then
if
I
have
committed
any
sin
knowingly
or
even
unknowingly
I
pray
to
god
for
forgiveness.