 Islam arrived in India within a century of its inception. In quite a substantial sense, Muslims set their foot on Indian soil before Muhammad bin Qasim arrived with his army from Arabia in 725 AD. The Muslims of India faced their greatest trauma in the wake of the partition in 1947. It was their moment of truth when the countries stood divided on the basis of the two-nation theory, propounded by the Muslim League under the leadership of M.A. Jinnah. India became a secular state in sharp contrast to the theocratic newly created state of Pakistan at the dawn of independence. Indian Muslims had the advantage of guidance of stalwarts in India's national movement, notable among them, besides Maulana Zad, Rafi Ahmad Qidwai and Dr. Zakir Hussain. The latter rose to be the president of India. I think the Indian cinema is a symbol of secularism. It's a symbol, why it became a symbol? It's being seen by the people of the country and that consists of so many people belonging to different faiths. If you see the film, they go and see the star and the actor performing over there. They don't go into the theatre that this fellow belongs to or a legion and we will see his film. As you know, that Mr. Deep Kumar, who is a Muslim, he's been considered by every Indian, whether he's a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian or a Sikh, as a great actor. He has contributed a lot to the Indian cinema. He's got a great prestige for India, from abroad also, and through his performances, I think every Indian respects him. All the top stars today are Muslims in India and it's a pride for us. If you look at the prominent people who have made a mark for themselves, people who immediately come to my mind of people like Rafi Sahib in the singing, there's Kya Sahib, Mehboob Sahib, then there's Dilip Sahib, then there's Naushat Sahib in music. I might be missing a few here and there, but when you look at the current plot, you see the likes of Salman Aamir Shah Rukh, and then the younger ones like Saif Ali Khan, who are making an impact. You have A.R. Rahman in your music, you've got Anu Malik. These are the kind of people who probably immediately come to your mind who have made an impact in the film industry. They're the contributors, you know. Practically in the writing field, I suppose, in the lyrics department, they have made a lot of contribution. We have enormously huge names in that like Saeed Luthihan, Majroo Sultanpuri, Kefi Azmi, who have made contributions to this thing. In the construction industry, we're sitting in Bombay today. Lokhandwala is the biggest name. He's a Muslim. Rijwi is the biggest name. He's a Muslim. So he gets work, but he keeps doing it. Azim Premji is an ideal example of the Muslim contribution and quest to come into the mainstream and belong. Like this, for example, there's another gentleman in South India, in Vannambadi. He quotes the leather price of the world each morning. The Muslim Zardozi workers, they export is worth about 40,000 crores. So you can imagine how much contribution they are making to the exchequer by way of foreign exchange earnings.