Nusraat Faria, new Dhallywood sensation, has come under fire by social media users for her choice of costume in the latest music video, 'Allah Meherbaan'.
The video song from her upcoming movie, 'Boss 2', was released just ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
The song starring Jeet and Nusrat Faria (singers Nakash Aziz and Jonita Gandhi) was shared on the official Facebook page of Nusraat. It is also available on YouTube.
The film, directed by Baba Yadav and co-directed by Abdul Aziz, is expected to be released ahead of this Eid.
Some 42,000 Facebook users liked the post on Facebook while 160 people shared the post till filing of the report around 5:05pm on Saturday.
Nusraat Faria in Allah Meherbaan song of ‘Boss 2’Nusraat Faria told Prothom Alo artistes have to do things on screen for the sake of the storyline.
"I have to present myself in this way because the story of the film demanded it. My director also asked me to do that," said Nusraat.
Regarding the social media firestorm, the actress said, "I know a lot of people are swearing at me on Facebook but they need to know that making a film is a team work. An artiste cannot choose to wear whatever they want."
"The director presented the artiste in this way to get the story rolling. Audiences cannot comprehend the reason without watching the film," she added.
Referring to other Bollywood songs, she said, "People appreciated Katrina Kaif's moves on Bollywood song 'Mashallah Mashallah', but people here don't want to love anything unique we try."
She also said this video did not hurt religious sentiments at all.