Though little Appu has now become Asif Ali, a charming young star of Mollywood, he eagerly looks forward to the Holy Ramzan which he believes cleanses the human being in him.
“I remember how I used to go on looking at the clock till it became 6.15 pm when I could taste the lovely delicacies Ammi has prepared for me,” he said. “I spent my days at school playing with my friends and forgetting my hunger till 5 pm. But the next one hour was an intense battle.”
With the passing of years, Asif realised that the one-month fast was not just about staying away from food, but to purge one’s sins by abstaining from all kinds of desires.
“Fasting helps me to overcome my short temper,” he says. Asif goes to bed every night only after reading a whole chapter of Quran.