According to rahyafte (the missionaries and converts website):“Murcyleen Peerzada,” the daughter of “Firoz Peerzada,” is one of the richest and most famous traders in Kashmir. Her daily life is spent wearing clothes from well-known brands and shopping at the most expensive malls. Her entertainment is traveling to Dubai with friends for a big shopping spree.
Dr. Fethullah Bistoni, translator
See the Persian text here
But the biggest dream of this 23-year-old girl, born in Mumbai, is to become a star in Bollywood.
Although she worked as an assistant to Kabir Khan (a Bollywood filmmaker) in the film “Once Upon a Time, There Was a Tiger” a few years ago, she has even higher aspirations than that.
Her father is a close friend of Yash Chopra, the famous Indian filmmaker known as the “King of Romantic Cinema,” and through this acquaintance, Murcyleen, who still has a year of university education left, is set to be involved in several important film projects in the near future.
Until an incident turns everything upside down, on September 27, 2012, the unexpected news of Yash Chopra’s death is published in media outlets around the world: “Yash Chopra, the king of romance in Indian cinema, passed away at the age of 80 in a hospital in Mumbai.
” The rest of the story from the words of “Murcyleen Peerzada”… Yash Chopra’s death changed my whole life. I was very close to Yash Chopra. He was like a grandfather to me. His death shocked me and completely shattered me. I started thinking about life and a great power beyond imagination that controls everything. For three or four months, I suffered from severe depression and couldn’t do anything. Islamic preachers’ speeches woke me up from a long sleep. When I started searching the internet and various websites, I came across videos of several Islamic preachers. When I heard their speeches for the first time, I thought to myself, “Oh my God! It’s like they are talking to me.”
When I learned about the importance of hijab for women, I started wearing it.
Before, I only identified as a Muslim in name, and there was no practical sign of being a Muslim. But those valuable speeches truly awakened me. From that moment on, I started praying, reciting prayers twice a day, but during prayer, I asked God to guide me and show me the right path.
You know, some may consider Islam to be a strict religion, but I found Islam to be very comforting. In the early months of researching Islam, I didn’t wear a headscarf and would visit Islamic centers, but no one forced me to wear hijab until I discovered the significance of hijab for women and became a hijabi from that time. I am very happy with this change, and from the bottom of my heart, I wish to guide many people towards God because that’s the only truth.
In front of the camera, I felt insecure and helpless.
Although my biggest dream was to become a Bollywood star, I remember when I was 19 and got a makeup test for the film “Once Upon a Time, There Was a Tiger.” I was supposed to go in front of the camera for an acting test, but when I stood in front of the camera, the projectors were on me, and all eyes were on me. I felt very bad, feeling insecure and helpless. I felt like I had turned into an object that everyone was looking at. Suddenly, I ran outside and said, “No, this is not what I want.”
