In an earlier episode of Bigg Boss 18, Karan Veer Mehra raised eyebrows when he made a rather controversial remark. The actor alleged that Arfeen Khan forced his wife Sara Khan into converting to Islam after their marriage. An irked Arfeen made it clear that there was no pressure involved in Sara's decision. He stated, “I never pressured my wife to convert her religion for me,” highlighting that it was a personal choice." Arfeen had also called out Karan saying that his statement was very offensive and it triggered him. Meanwhile, before entering the BB 18 house, Sara had spoken in depth about her conversion in an interview.
Sara Arfeen Khan on her conversion
In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, Sara had said, “For some reason, I had a lot of Muslim friends from all over the world. I attended a lot of debates about religion. I have read the bible. I have read the Bhagavad Gita. I have read the Quran. When it comes to religion, there is nothing right or wrong. There is just a calling. And I just followed where my heart just kept going, and at that time, we were not married. I was not even sure if I wanted to marry Arfeen because this was a huge decision to take as he was a Muslim, and I was a Hindu.”
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In the same interview, Arfeen said, "But I must give it to Sara’s father. He supported her like anything. I wasn’t aware of her conversion. I got to know about it far later and her family was very supportive towards her decision, and my parents didn’t say anything about it.”
What had Karan Veer Mehra said?
In the recent episode of Bigg Boss 18, Karan Veer and Arfeen were seen talking to Shilpa Shirodkar. Mehra talked about having a lot of ‘female energy’ as he was surrounded by women while growing up. Arfeen butted in saying that a lot of Karan’s behaviour may also be because of a difficult childhood and his failed marriage. The actor retaliated by claiming that Arfeen has forcefully converted his wife Sara. Arfeen got angry and he was seen saying that he did not forcefully convert her. He also asked Karan to refrain from making such remarks about his personal life.
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Karan accused Arfeen of commenting on his personal life as well when he spoke about his ‘failed marriages.’ Karan was earlier married to Nidhi Seth.