Shobhaa De Calls AR Rahman's 'Communal Thing' Remark 'Dangerous'

• Shobhaa De criticized AR Rahman's statement about not getting work in Bollywood due to a 'communal thing', calling it 'dangerous'.
• De stated that Bollywood is free of communal tensions and talent, not religion, determines opportunities.
• Singers Shaan and Anup Jalota also disagreed with Rahman's comments, emphasizing that lack of work is not due to communal reasons.
• Rahman had suggested a 'power shift' and a 'communal thing' might be affecting his work in the Hindi film industry, though not directly.
• He clarified that he never experienced direct prejudice against non-Maharashtrian or South Indian artists in Bollywood.

Why It Matters: Shobhaa De, Shaan, and Anup Jalota dismiss AR Rahman's 'communal thing' remark as baseless and dangerous.