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Mushtaq Khan’s Funeral, His Reported Mosque Wish, and the Question Bollywood Must Answer

Mushtaq Khan’s funeral drew Raza Murad’s rebuke of Bollywood stars. His reported mosque bequest also exposed a troubling debate over Muslim faith in India.

Editorial portraits of Mushtaq Khan and Raza Murad accompanying coverage of Khan’s Mumbai funeral.

A character actor gave decades to Hindi cinema, and at his funeral Raza Murad asked why its biggest names could not give him an hour. Then a reported wish to build a mosque became an invitation for strangers to debate whether a Muslim man’s final act of charity was acceptable. Mushtaq Khan deserved a farewell; much of the conversation he received instead was a test of his faith, his earnings, and his right to choose what good his property might do.

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