He lost his sister and brother-in-law in the 26/11 attacks by Pakistani terrorists here last year. But Bollywood actor Ashish Chaudhary says barring a few rotten fish that spoil the whole pond, "Islam is beautiful".

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"My dearest friends are Muslims and they have a totally different meaning of jihad. I do not think it's the religion. Islam is beautiful in my eyes. It's the select few who are in an entirely different zone," Ashish said in on open letter to the media.

"All of Pakistan is not as it's being perceived. It's just that the cockroaches in that home have to be removed. All homes have some pests or the other. Crimes are committed in India too, my friends," he wrote.