Remember Nausheen Ali Sardar who played the titular role of Kkusum in Ekta Kapoor’s show? The actor recently made headlines while narrating her experience with one of India’s top matchmakers Sima Taparia. Yes, the same woman who became a household name with the Netflix show Indian Matchmaking which streamed in 2020. During a recent interaction with Pinkvilla, Nausheen revealed that Sima refused to enrol her in her matchmaking agency owing to her religion.

The actor told the entertainment portal, “My family was insisting on getting me enrolled on a matrimonial site since the lockdown was going on, and I wasn’t even going on dates or anything as such. So they thought of approaching Sima Aunty, the famous marriage maker from the show Indian Matchmaking. We were in for a shock when she blatantly told us on our face that she did not cater to Muslims or Catholics.”

Nausheen further narrated by stating, “I couldn’t fathom the fact that such a mentality existed even in today’s era. I mean it’s 2021! Yes, I am a Muslim, so what? I have an equal right too in society. Her show that was a hit on OTT never portrayed that she is a woman with such a mindset.”

She added, “I had gotten so annoyed at this that I put this entire bitter experience on her social media page where I had asked her to broaden her mindset. But my family feared for me and they got me to pull the post down. They feared that somebody would harm me because of my venting out.”

Talking about how she was refused flats due to her religion, Nausheen shared, “I was refused houses by a lot of people staying in various localities before I finally managed to lock in my current house. They straight away told me that they do not give houses or flats in their building to Muslims. I was shocked! It’s so important to respect every religion and if any society is going to be so rigid in their thoughts, it will be extremely difficult to survive there.”