Mumbai: Author and former Bollywood actor Twinkle Khanna is being slammed on social media for making a tongue-in-cheek remark about the film โThe Kashmir Filesโ in her Sunday column for a leading daily.
In her satirical column published on April 3 with the headline โDid Will Smith learn one-tight-slap lesson from India?โ on the shocking turn of events at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, Twinkle Khanna also wrote about how she was planning to register โNail Filesโ, a title inspired by Vivek Agnihotriโs recently released film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s.
Under her nom de plume โMrs Funnybonesโ, Twinkle Khanna wrote that the potential film โNail Filesโ may revolve around a โdisastrous manicureโ, which she said would be โbetter than putting the final nail into the communal coffinโ.
The film has been called out by some critics and authors for its political narrative but that has not affected its box office collection as the movie, released on March 11, has minted โน 331 crore, according to the figures given by the producers in a tweet.
47-year-old Twinkle Khanna, who is the daughter of prolific Hindi cinema stars Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, and the wife of superstar Akshay Kumar, was called out on social media by users who described her as a โshallowโ Bollywood personality โdevoid of moralsโ.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, a Kashmiri Pandit, appealed to the columnist to not be insensitive towards the plight of the community.
Commenting on her column, Mr Pandit tweeted Monday evening, โ@mrsfunnybones maโam, you are too late. This film (#KashmirFiles) on the genocide of #KashmiriPandits has already hit the nail on the communal coffin of #IslamicTerrorism. Request you not be so insensitive towards the genocide of 7 lac #KashmiriPandits.โ
Another user wrote, โShe does seem daft and insensitive to say this. All the Bollywood fraternity are shallow and devoid of morals.โ
Twinkle Khannaโs comments come weeks after her husband and Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar congratulated โThe Kashmir Filesโ director on the success of the film, also quipping how it affected the box office business of his film โBachchhan Paandeyโ, which released on March 18.
Akshay Kumar, known for his pro-establishment stand as opposed to his wifeโs, had last month at an event said Mr Agnihotri has brought a โharrowing truth to lightโ through his film.
Twinkle Khanna has been away from social media since Sunday after she shared the link to her column and retweeting it on her Twitter page.
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