Actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna has slammed veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah for calling her late father and Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna a “poor actor”. Twinkle Khanna is known for speaking her mind and she was definitely not going to stay silent after the veteran actor Shah passed some disparaging remarks against her late superstar father. In an interview to a newspaper, Naseeruddin Shah was quoted as saying, “It was the 1970s 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.” 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.” Not happy with the 65-year-old star’s opinion about her late father, Twinkle took to Twitter on Saturday to express her disapproval. “Sir if you can’t respect the living, respect the dead – mediocrity is attacking a man who can’t respond Naseerudin Shah,” Twinkle wrote. Rajesh, who made his debut in 1966 with ‘Aakhri Khat’, gave several hits like ‘Anand’, ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’, ‘Kati Patang’, ‘Bawarchi’ and ‘Aradhana’. He was officially bestowed with the title The First Superstar of Indian cinema at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards in 2005.