Himanshi Khurrana’s Conversion Claims Fuel Row

MUMBAI-Actor Umar Riaz has come out in support of his brother, actor Asim Riaz, amid the ongoing controversy between Asim and his former girlfriend Himanshi Khurana over allegations related to religious conversion.

Umar criticized podcast host Paras Chhabra for using a sensitive issue to gain views and defame someone.

“SHAME ON YOU!” Umar wrote, accusing the unnamed person of “Using RELIGION as a BAIT to DEFAME someone!” He appeared to refer to Chhabra as “Podcaster X” and added a pig and a laughing emoji to the post.

The post comes amid the escalating public fallout between Asim and Himanshi, who met and began their relationship while participating in ‘Bigg Boss 13’. The former couple parted ways in 2023, with religious differences cited as one of the reasons for their breakup.

The controversy resurfaced after Himanshi discussed her past relationship with Asim during a podcast hosted by Paras Chhabra. She spoke about the religious differences between them and said the situation had reached a point where she felt she was expected to change aspects of her faith and religious practices.

Asim subsequently denied asking anyone to change their religion. In an Instagram post, he said, “I never asked anyone to change their religion. Not once,” and accused the other side of using religion as a weapon. He also criticized Chhabra in his social media posts.

Himanshi later responded to Asim, saying she had evidence to support her side of the story. She claimed that she had CCTV footage and recordings and said she would no longer remain silent. She also alleged that she had faced violence during the relationship. (IANS)