Muslim female contestants - Page 2

Originally posted by: .:.Suhana.:.

I've noticed that too...though like Kumar Ji said, there were two in II3 but they were eliminated early. I think it might be that Muslims tend to be a little uneasy with girls being in the public eye...it's supposed to be a protection thing, but often goes overboard. This all might change when I try out in 2010! 😉 j/k

On the other hand we have numerous pretty & talented actresses like Madhubala, Meena kumari, Mumtaz, Waheeda Rehman, Zeenat Amman, Shabana azmi etc etc, so how do explain the uneasiness & protection Rabia ji.

Originally posted by: trishanku3

On the other hand we have numerous pretty & talented actresses like Madhubala, Meena kumari, Mumtaz, Waheeda Rehman, Zeenat Amman, Shabana azmi etc etc, so how do explain the uneasiness & protection Rabia ji.

Hmm, I guess I can't explain that, but I was talking about the modern time. As you can see from the posts above, there actually were a good number of Muslim female singers in the past and as you have pointed out, many great actresses too. I'm sure you can agree that there are less Muslim actresses and singers at this time than there were in the past. So maybe mentality has changed. I'm actually not sure what it is exactly...Performing arts have always been somewhat frowned upon in the Muslim community, but maybe people have become even more conservative now.

Originally posted by: Amritavarshini

Zohrabai Ambalavali a pioneer - awesome playback singer from 1950s ("akhiyan milake jiya bharama ke chale nahin jaana" was sung by her).
Also, not to forget Runa Laila

zohrabai was muslim ???
not aware

Please lets keep these discussions touching upon religion away from the section. Its against the forum rules.

Sorry but topic closed.