India, March 4 -- The protests in Iran that erupted last year called for an ouster of the ruling regime there, headed by the Supreme Leader, demanding a return of a 'secular' Iran. The country has been an Islamic Republic for close to five decades since the Shah was overthrown in the 1979 revolution. The recent assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the US and Israel has sparked divisive reactions within the country, with many celebrating his death and others protesting.

Actor Elnaaz Norouzi, who was born in Iran and raised in Europe, says the current regime must go and pave the way for a secular country, the way Iran was for centuries. In an interview with Bombay Times, the Sacred Games-fame actor said Iran must not be mistaken for ...