Mumbai: Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah apologized after calling Twinkle Khanna’s late father and Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna a “poor actor”.
According to reports, Naseeruddin was quoted saying, “It was the 1970s when mediocrity came in Hindi films. That’s when the actor called Rajesh Khanna joined the industry. For all his success, I think Mr. Khanna was a very limited actor. In fact, he was a poor actor. Intellectually, he wasn’t the most alert person I have ever met. His taste ruled the industry.”
With this, the actor received backlash from Twinkle on social media handle Twitter. She wrote, “All due regard toMrShah’s reality,mine=a man who loved cinema& did films likeAnand,AmarPrem,KatiPatang thank u folks for all the love.”
After receiving backlash, Naseeruddin Shah was quoted saying, “I apologise to those who were personally offended, and my intention was not to attack him (Rajesh Khanna).”
