Uorfi Javed has become a viral sensation and has made it to everyone’s Instagram feed. But despite her popularity, she has not been able to get a house on rent in Mumbai. The internet sensation, during an interview with Humans of Bombay, revealed how she is struggling to rent a house in Mumbai, and the reasons have been anywhere from her being a single Muslim girl to her being a working professional from showbiz.
“I am still not able to find a house on rent. The owner, society, wants to be your parents- You can’t do this, that, can’t get boys home, can’t cook non veg. Really?! Focus on your kids. You’re renting me your house, not becoming my relative, so let’s keep it like that. The reason (for not getting house on rent) is because I am single. Second, I am a Muslim. Now, Hindu owners have a problem that I am a Muslim and even Muslim owners have a problem that I will wear such clothes and it wouldn’t sit well in their community. So that’s their problem,” she said.
Uorfi also talked about the people’s unwillingness to rent houses to actors, as people think they might end up committing suicide in their premises. “There is also this issue of being an actor. They have seen a few suicides in the acting field, in the industry in the last few years, so they are scared, that what if actors do the same thing in their house. But I feel mental health is a general issue, it’s just that when an actor does it, it gets highlighted,” she maintained.
Uorfi further mentioned how she too comes with her share of controversies and the paparazzi that follows her everywhere. “Paps are also there but they are not coming inside the house! They are downstairs, clicking pictures, what is the need to control everything in others’ life? I don’t understand. I am not getting married just to get a house on rent,” she signed off.
