Naseeruddin Shah apologises for his 'mediocrity' remark about Rajesh Khanna

Soon after Twinkle Khanna lashed out against veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah for alleging that Rajesh Khanna brought mediocrity in Indian Cinema, Shah realised the gravity of the situation and apologised for his remark.

Shah said, "I apologise to those who were personally offended, my intention was not to attack him (Rajesh Khanna)," tweeted India Today.

In his recent interview to the Hindustan Times, Shah had stated that nothing has changed in Bollywood in the past 50 years except in the fields of photography and editing. He went on to add that "..it was the 70’s 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,” reported HT.

Reacting to the above, Twinkle Khanna had tweeted :

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

Karan Johar had also tweeted in favour of Twinkle:

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