What does it mean to be a Hindu-Muslim couple in modern India? Brut spoke to Nasreen and Ankur who refused to let the threats weigh them down.
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00:00I didn't know if I should side with Ankur or with marriage.
00:06One was, why should I lie?
00:08If I lie, it will be wrong.
00:11There will be challenges in such marriages, no matter how liberal we become.
00:16But since it's our constitutional right...
00:18The thing is, parents didn't have as much opposition as the social pressure from the outside.
00:25How can we hide it? It's not a crime to get married.
00:30When we decided that we wanted to get married...
00:46If we had told our parents at home...
00:48By default, we wouldn't have gotten permission.
00:52It's obvious.
00:53Our parents are still not liberal for such marriages.
00:56Then you know how your mother will react.
00:58She will scold and get angry.
01:00It's a mother's nature.
01:02I couldn't talk to her for 4-6 months.
01:05I used to talk to my parents.
01:07Then things started to normalize.
01:11Distances were diluted.
01:14Anger was diluted.
01:15Now we talk.
01:17Everything is on the track.
01:19The thing is, parents didn't have as much opposition as the social pressure from the outside.
01:26It's not our duty to explain to them with love.
01:56If someone has an objection, they can get it addressed.
02:26I don't know what happened a week ago.
02:37Someone took a photo from the marriage officer.
02:40Not from us.
02:41A photo of 17-20 couples went viral.
02:44After it went viral, it spread to the Muslim community.
02:51Their father and brother were called to the police station.
02:53They were told not to get married.
02:54They were told not to let a girl marry a boy outside their religion.
02:57They said no.
03:17I was very scared.
03:19What will happen?
03:21I had to go against my parents.
03:23I was very brave.
03:25I said yes.
03:27Even when I was talking to the judge, I was crying.
03:30I didn't know if I should side with Ankur or the marriage.
03:36Why should I lie?
03:38If I lie, it will be wrong.
03:41We should either abolish the 30-day notice or reduce it.
03:5530 days is a lot.
03:56Anything can happen in a month.
03:58A month is a good time to harm a couple.
04:02But in our case, the girl was locked up.
04:06It would be better if you don't get access to your registered marriage.
04:13It would be better if you don't get access to your registered marriage.
04:16You can't judge people based on their religion.
04:20Religion is made for people.
04:22People are not made for religion.
04:24I said that humanity is greater than religion.