Naseeruddin Shah apologises for his 'mediocrity' remark about Rajesh Khanna
Twinkle Khanna had lashed out against Naseeruddin Shah for alleging that Rajesh Khanna had brought mediocrity in Indian Cinema.
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 :
Karan Johar had also tweeted in favour of Twinkle: