Naseeruddin Shah apologizes after calling Rajesh Khanna a poor actor

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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USA: Free $30 Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…Last week, the veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, in an interview, went on to 'blame' the (late) Rajesh Khanna for infusing mediocrity into Bollywood during the seventies era. Naseeruddin Shah also added that, in his opinion, the (late) Rajesh Khanna was a very limited and poor actor and that he wasn't the most alert person whom he had ever met.

Needless to say, Naseeruddin's opinion on the (late) Rajesh Khanna did not go well with many in Bollywood. One such person was the (late) Rajesh Khanna's daughter Twinkle Khanna, who is best known for her 'in your face' nature. Wasting no time, Twinkle Khanna, took to Twitter and tweeted, "Sir if u can't respect the living, respect the dead-mediocrity is attacking a man who can't respond @NaseerudinShah". Celebrated filmmaker Karan Johar supported Twinkle Khanna by stating "I agree with you @mrsfunnybones…due respect to seniority but this was in exceptionally bad taste and not becoming of a fraternity member.."
The latest update on the same is that, a leading magazine has tweeted stating that Naseeruddin Shah said that he apologises to those who were personally offended and that his intention was not to attack Rajesh Khanna.

Not the one to take things lying down, Twinkle Khanna, again took to Twitter and tweeted "All due regard to Mr Shah's reality, mine=a man who loved cinema& did films like Anand, Amar Prem, Kati Patang thank u folks for all the love."

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  1. People have seen golden era of Super Star Rajesh Khanna and his phenomena in 1960s, 1970’s and 1980’s.

    No one has no right to make such remarks against a Super Star.

    During Kaka’s peak of his career he would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with lipstick marks, and lined the road, cheering and chanting his name. Female fans sent him letters written in their blood. There used to be a line of cars of his producers and hysterical fans outscomment_IDe his bungalow every day. Actor Mehmood parodied him in Bombay to Goa where the driver and conductor of the bus were called ‘Rajesh’ and ‘Khanna’. Even today, he remains the favourite of mimicry artists, who copy his trademark style and dialogue delivery. During the filming of Amar Prem there was a scene that needed to be filmed at Howrah Brcomment_IDge with a boat carrying Khanna with Sharmila moving under the brcomment_IDge. The authorities ruled this scene out as they realised that if the public found out that the hero of the film would be there, it may create problems on the brcomment_IDge itself, and that it might collapse due to the amount of people trying to get a glimpse of their favourite actor. Film critic Monojit Lahiri remembers “Girls married themselves to photographs of Rajesh Khanna, cutting their fingers and applying the blood as sindoor. Rajesh was God, there has never been such hysteria.

    In Rajesh Khanna something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting which is called Kaka’s phenomena.

    Rajesh khanna sahib was one of it’s kind. Salute to a man with his very distinguish style be it his hairstyle,Kurta pyjama,shawl,Safari suits or hand eye movements. Never to be repeated or seen never before never again. Absolute class. Bow and salute the maste of indian cinema.

    Rajesh Khanna – The original and Only Super Star of Indian Cinema.

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