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'Isn’t Funny Or Sensible': Internet SLAMS Twinkle Khanna For Comparing Mughal History With Kebabs, Kormas

Actor-author Twinkle Khanna’s latest take on India’s ongoing conversation around food safety has sparked a different debate online. A remark from her Mrs Funnybones column, published on August 30, has drawn criticism from social media user Sheema Kher, who objected to the way Khanna linked Mughal history with popular Indian food. What did Twinkle Khanna say? In the column, Khanna was discussing…

'Isn’t Funny Or Sensible': Internet SLAMS Twinkle Khanna For Comparing Mughal History With Kebabs, Kormas

Internet users have lambasted actor-author Twinkle Khanna for comparing Mughal history with Indian dishes like kebabs and keemas in her Mrs Funnybones column. The comparison drew criticism from social media user Sheema Kher, who argued that likening food to brutal historical events is neither funny nor sensible. Kher pointed out the film Kesari, which starred Khanna's husband Akshay Kumar, as an example of how such historical events often receive limited attention in school education.

She noted that Khanna, alongside her husband, played a significant role in the film which she described as a "kick-ass" movie. Kher emphasized that despite the violence depicted in the film, she did not stop eating chicken delicacies the following day.

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