Akshay Kumar Reacts To Naseeruddin Shah-Rajesh Khanna Row!

Akshay Kumar refused to be drawn into a controversy over veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah's comments on his father-in-law Rajesh Khanna. A few days ago, Shah set off quite the row after he said Khanna was a "poor actor" who ushered in an era of mediocrity in Indian cinema. Khanna's daughter Twinkle had immediately taken to Twitter, telling Shah: "Sir if you can't respect the living, respect the dead. Mediocrity is attacking a man who can't respond.” Twinkle's mother Dimple Kapadia was also asked about the issue. "I just want to say that while I understand that everyone has the right to their own opinion, the man's career and legacy speak for him. I don't need to over-emphasise his (Khanna's) accomplishments or what he has done for Hindi cinema. You know them, I know them, millions of his fans know them as well,” she told a newspaper. Akshay was asked for his reaction to Shah's comments at a press event on Monday, but declined to elaborate on it, saying that the matter had ended for their family after Naseeruddin Shah had apologised. "It's okay. Everything is finished. He apologised. So everything is over. Let's go ahead,” Akshay said, as per reports in a leading daily. He added that people needed to move on from the controversy. "Everything is over. If he apologised, all should be gracious enough to let it go,” Akshay said.

Zoya Ghosh

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