Akshay Kumar on Rajesh Khanna comment: Naseeruddin Shah apologised and it is over

Naseer had sparked off a controversy when he said in an interview, “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,” says Shah about Khanna, who gave hits such as Aradhana (1969), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) and Anand (1971).”

Shah further went on to say, ‘The quality of script, acting, music and lyrics deteriorated. Colour came in. You could make a heroine wear a purple dress and hero a red shirt, go to Kashmir and make a movie. You didn’t need a story. This trend continued and I certainly think Mr Khanna had something to do with it because he was God in those days.”

Slamming Shah for his opinion, Twinkle had tweeted earlier, “Sir if you can’t respect the living, respect the dead. Mediocrity is attacking a man who can’t respond.”

A lot of celebs from the industry too stood behind Twinkle slamming Naseer for his remarks.