Why Dua, not Prarthana?: Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh face backlash for giving Muslim name to their daughter
Mumbai/IBNS: Much like how Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan were trolled for naming their kids Taimur and Jeh, Bollywood power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have faced backlash for naming their daughter Dua, an Arabic word meaning prayer.
Deepika and Ranveer, who are massively popular Hindi films actors, took to social media on November 1 on the occasion of Diwali to reveal the first glimpse of their daughter.
They revealed the reason behind naming their daughter Dua.
"'Dua' : meaning a Prayer. Because She is the Answer to our Prayers. Our hearts are filled with Love & Gratitude," the couple wrote in the post.
Photo courtesy: Deepika Padukone Instagram handle
A section of social media users are not happy with the couple naming their daughter Dua, a Muslim name while some felt naming Prarthana, which in Hindi means prayers, would have been appropriate considering their Hindu religion.
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Hello @RanveerOfficial @deepikapadukone
— EquateAll (@Equateall) November 4, 2024
A suggestion. Why not use the word "Prarthana" for your daughter? If "dua" is equivalent to prayer, we have the best word for it in Samskrita. Prarthana is representative of our cultural ethos too. pic.twitter.com/6MofQdSShy
Wrong!
— Nik_Invinci 🤓🤖👽👻 #SidHeart 4 Life❣️ (@DrStrangeNik) November 2, 2024
Her parents gave the reasoning, that she's the -answer to their prayers- hence named "Dua".
But Hindi word for Prayer is "Prarthana".
Both parents are Hindu, pray in mandir.
So Logical people will ask, why Dua, not Prarthana? https://t.co/jwBh5Xuik5
We Hindus do "PRARTHANA" & there is no concept of "DUA".
— 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢 (@Spectrumglobal_) November 2, 2024
Hindi speaking Hindus will name their kid #Dua, but Urdu speaking Muslims will never name their kid #Prarthana
— 👩🏻🏫 (@imhope_ny) November 1, 2024
Dua is a urdu word for "Prarthana". Bollywood me par aaj kal Islamist fashion me hai. https://t.co/z9xtsrgkCn
— Viraat Hindu 🇮🇳 (@ShivoBhairava) November 1, 2024
Prarthana is anyday good and beautiful name than dua. But what can you expect from ganjedi woke couple. https://t.co/a8pWXofCLI
— Beerus Sama (@BsamaU7) November 2, 2024
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