Roadies Revolution contestant Saqib Khan has decided to quit the showbiz citing religious reasons. In an Instagram post, the former reality show contestant announced that he will not be taking up any more acting or modeling projects.
He wrote, “Hope you all doing good. Today’s post is regarding announcement as I am quitting the showbiz. So I won’t be doing any modelling and acting in future.”
Saqib explained that he took this decision not because he didn’t have any work. “Aisa nahi hai ki kaam nahi tha mere paas or I gave up! I had good projects in line. Bus Allah ki marzi nahi thi. Zarur kuch achaa aur behtar Allah ne soncha hoga mere liye.”
“As far as i have seen the struggle in Mumbai, it’s very difficult to survive but i can proudly say that within short span of one year i achieved a good Fame and Fan following. But wo toh Duniya k lye aur Aakhirat (life after death) k lye toh kuch bhi nahi”, he added.
“In nutshell i was going Astray( gumrah) and was going against my tenants of Islam. I used to offer Namaz but something was lacking and that was Sukoon & my accountability towards Allah. So now I totally surrendering before Allah SWT”, he wrote.
Concludingly Saqib wrote, “I sincerely apologise to people whom I have hurt intentionally or unintentionally.”
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For the unversed, Saqib Khan was a part of Prince Narula’s gang in the TV reality show Roadies Revolution. However, he was voted out in the first round of elimination. The show featured Rannvijay Singha as the host. Neha Dhupia, Nikhil Chinapa and Varun Sood were also gang leaders.
Earlier, Bollywood actor-model Sana Khan had quit the entertainment industry citing similar reasons. He later went on to marry Anas Saiyad.
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Few years back, ‘Dangal’ fame Zaira Waseem announced her exit from Bollywood for religious reasons. She was last seen in the film ‘The Sky is Pink’ starring Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, and Rohit Saraf.
