Vikrant Massey reveals his brother converted to Islam at 17, opens up about being raised by church-going father, Sikh mother: ‘Religion is man-made’

Vikrant continued, “My father was questioned by my extended relatives about how he could ‘allow’ that (brother’s conversion). He said that was none of their business. ‘He is my son, he is only answerable to me and has all the rights to choose what he wants.’ After seeing this, I went on my own quest, wondering what exactly is religion. It is man made.”

The actor, who is married to Sheetal Thakur, recently became a father. He said that their goal as a couple would be to teach their baby boy “rationalism,” but there are certain things which are “authentically Indian,” which he respects a lot. “Especially in the Hindu culture, I do believe in them. It is only because of my cultural affiliation; it doesn’t need to be religious. This is the culture of the majority people of my country. Diwali is celebrated only in India, so I celebrate it as well. It is my muscle memory, my childhood memory.

“It need not be religious. I don’t believe that if I do Laxmi Puja then I will be blessed with wealth. I do it because I grew up witnessing it, and it is now my lifestyle. My father would do it. He goes to church twice a week, but he also does puja with my mother and my wife. So, it is a beautiful house,” he added.

Vikrant Massey was last seen in the film 12th Fail. The Vidhu Vinod Chopra directorial emerged as the sleeper hit of 2023 and was rated as one of the best films of last year.