Why Twinkle Khanna is mad at Naseeruddin Shah
Twinkle Khanna.
Twinkle Khanna aka Mrs Funny Bones aka Mrs Khiladi on July 23 slammed veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah after he had called her late father and "India's first superstar" Rajesh Khanna a "poor actor".
Naseeruddin was speaking about the general mediocrity of Hindi movies in the 1970s, then linked them to their flagbearer Rajesh Khanna, who according to him, was a 'poor actor'.
Khanna died of cancer in 2012. He had received three Filmfare awards in his career.
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| The first Superstar of Bollywwood, Rajesh Khanna. |
Twinkle has developed a no-nonsense persona online and her Twitter account usually spits fire.
This time the talk was about daddy dearest, and Twinkle did what rarely happens in Bollywood: calling another actor out in public.
Her response was playing on the fact that her father can't really respond to Naseeruddin's barb. The 42-year-old actress tweeted, "Sir if you can't respect the living, respect the dead - mediocrity is attacking a man who can't respond @NaseerudinShah."
Sir if u can't respect the living ,respect the dead-mediocrity is attacking a man who can't respond @NaseerudinShah https://t.co/4EdyWmwiNj
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) July 23, 2016
Shots fired!
Other people joined in, most notably Karan Johar and what is a revelation, Sanjay Jha!
I agree with you @mrsfunnybones...due respect to seniority but this was in exceptionally bad taste and not becoming of a fraternity member..
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 23, 2016
Rajesh Khanna is the only Superstar actor Hindi cinema has ever seen.Sorry @NaseerudinShah ! https://t.co/XIsp3gT6st https://t.co/Msa8eliDx7
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) July 24, 2016
No one has confirmed how he was an expert in acting in the 1970s.
Here are some more reactions:
Naseeruddin calling Rajesh Khanna a poor actor after his death is like abusing someone after blocking on twitter coz they can't retaliate
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) July 24, 2016
Can matinee idols like Rajesh Khanna or Rajinikanth be judged on their acting skills alone? Perhaps not.
— Rasheed Kappan (@kappansky) July 24, 2016
I agree with Naseerudin Shah on all he said about Rajesh Khanna & Bollywood. Q is, why did he himself try (& fail) in mainstream Bolly then?
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) July 24, 2016
Rajesh Khanna belongs to history & his legacy can & should be analysed, call it "attack" or "praise" but it's fair. https://t.co/b7dIMqwcau
— भारत माता की जय (@kanikagahlaut) July 24, 2016