Vikrant Massey describes how his Muslim brother, Sikh mother, and Christian father observe all holidays

The Sabarmati Report, which is based on the Godhra Riots of 2002, will feature Vikrant Massey next. Vikrant described how he and his family lead a very secular life on Shubhankar Mishra’s show. Vikrant’s mother is Sikh and his father is Christian, and they were married in an interfaith union. Moeen, his brother, became an Islamic convert. He is wed to Hindu Sheetal Thakur.

“My brother does Laxmi puja on the occasion of Diwali. His conversion is his personal choice. But we celebrate Diwali and Holi together here. On the occasion of Eid, we celebrate it at his place, having biryani. Today, that fulcrum is absent (in society),” Vikrant said.

“My father has been to Vaishno Devi temple (located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir) six times. He is a Christian and goes to church twice a week even now. But that’s what India has always been like. You will find Christians whose name is Rahul, Rohit etc. We ourselves go to gurudwaras and many Hindus go to Ajmer Sharif Dargah (located in Rajasthan). This is our Hindustan. Why is it so surprising? There’s a temple in my house. My son’s name is Vardaan. This is the fabric of our country,” Vikrant added.

Dheeraj Sarna is directing The Sabarmati Report, which is also produced by Amul V. Mohan, Anshul Mohan, and Balaji Motion Pictures, which is owned by Shobha Kapoor and Ektaa R. Kapoor. Riddhi Dogra and Raashii Khanna play important parts in the movie as well.

At the trailer launch, Vikrant told the media, “”Ji haan aaye hain aur aa rahe hai (Yes, I have been receiving threats). But as I said ki hum kalakar hai or kahaniyaan bolte hai (we’re artists and we tell stories). This film is purely based on facts. It is something that I am dealing with or we as a team collectively are dealing with and I think we will deal with it the way it has to be.”

Vikrant plays a journalist in the movie who looks into the circumstances behind the February 27, 2002, burning of the Sabarmati Express in Godhra, Gujarat. On Friday, November 15, The Sabarmati Report will be released in theaters.