Twinkle Khanna Finally Reacts To Akshay-Mallika Controversy

Twinkle Khanna finally reacts to the ongoing tussle between her husband Akshay Kumar and his The Great Indian laughter Challenge colleague Mallika Dua about a comment.

During the show Akshay made a comment, which was meant as a joke, he said, “Mallika Ji aap bell bajao main aapko bajaata hun", but Mallika Dua took offense of it and issued a statement expressing her discomfort.

Vinod Dua, a noted journalist, and father to Mallika Dua, asked for an apology from Akshay Kumar but the actor still hasn’t issued a statement.

Now wife, Twinkle Khanna has posted her statement on Twitter, in which she wrote: "I would like to address the controversy on the sets of The Laughter Challenge, The show has a bell which the judges ring after a contestant’s exceptional performance and when Ms Dua went forward to ring the bell, Mr Kumar said: Mallika Ji aap bell bajao main aapko bajaata hun." A pun on the words and actions related to ringing of the bell. It's a colloquial phrase that both men and women use for instance - "I'm going to bajao him/her" or "I got bajaed," Red FM even has a tag line "Bajatey Raho" all without sexist connotations.

“Mr Vinod Dua, Ms Dua's father, had written a post - it's been taken down now, stating: "I am going to screw this cretin Akshay Kumar." Should Mr Dua's statement also be taken literally or taken in context?"