Famous filmmaker Sajid Khan is grabbing headlines frequently after his ouster from ‘Bigg Boss’ season 16′. Recently, he made his first public appearance after coming out of the controversial reality TV show. Khan attended the screening of Sidharth Malhotra-Rashmika Mandanna starrer ‘Mission Majnu’.
Sajid’s awkward encounter with fan
During his brief interaction with a crowd of fans and paparazzi, Sajid experienced an awkward moment with one of the fans. He got approached by a priest for a selfie. After getting the picture clicked with director, the priest asked him to say Hindu chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. On this, Sajid gave a cold reaction. He ignored him twice and escaped the event.
Netizens react to Sajid’s actions
Soon after, the video of Sajid went viral on social media. Netizens started responding to it. Most of them came out in support of Sajid. One user asked, ‘Is it necessary to ask him to say jai sri ram’. Another wrote, ‘kisi ko jabardasti Jai Shri Ram nahin bula sakte or na Allah u Akbar sab apne apne dharm ka Aadar Karen.’ A third one penned, ‘Kiyu force karre ho jay siyar*am bolne ke liye yeh reason hai desh ko andhbhakto ne barbad kardiya hai..!’
Sajid’s career
Sajid Khan is famous for helming films like Housefull, Housefull 2, Heyy Babyy and Himmatwala. However, he got restricted by a higher authority from directing movies after multiple women alleged him of sexual harassment amidst the Me Too movement. But now, he is all set to make comeback as a filmmaker with 100%. The comedy film stars Riteish Deshmukh, John Abraham, and Shehnaaz Gill, and Nora Fatehi in the lead roles.