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Twinkle Khanna calls Taher Shah Pakistan's 'purple bomb,' upsets followers

Twinkle Khanna calls Taher Shah Pakistan's 'purple bomb,' upsets followers

The actress isn't the first celeb to weigh in on Pakistan's viral sensation
12 Apr, 2016

As Taher Shah's viral hit 'Angel' gained momentum this weekend, more mainstream celebrities from both sides of the border didn't shy away from voicing their opinions on the song.

Among them was Twinkle Khanna. The actress posted a picture of Taher Shah to her Instagram account with the caption "Pakistan doesn't need nuclear weapons they can just drop this purple bomb on us #TaherShah."

Twinkle Khanna added a disclaimer to her initial caption
Twinkle Khanna added a disclaimer to her initial caption

The mention of nuclear weapons and Pak-India relations upset some of her followers, who didn't seem to appreciate the joke.

"You're so rude!" exclaimed one follower. Twinkle appeared to feel she may have taken the joke too far because she updated her photo to read: "P.S. Note added — seeing the comments — I have friends and relatives both sides of the border — just a joke — laugh or unfollow but abusive people with no sense of humour will be barred entry at these twinkling gates."

Twinkle wasn't the only well-known personality to weigh in on 'Angel.'

Of course, Hamza Ali Abbasi had a few words on the matter.

Politician Sherry Rehman took a break from her busy schedule to tweet about Taher Shah too

Comedian Sami Shah defended Taher Shah's choices

And debated the merits of Taher Shah with writer Kamila Shamsie

Rohan Joshi from AIB couldn't resist taking a jab

Comments

Imran Apr 12, 2016 02:21pm
overall it is bad music, bad vocals, bad video... its hard to understand what the hell is he trying to portray anyhow....??
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Asif Apr 12, 2016 02:21pm
I don't think anyone was upset or angry. It was funny and he made so many people happy (maybe unintentionally?).
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Tahir Shah Fan Apr 12, 2016 02:30pm
Well, i am happy for Tahir Shah. Only artist to generate such commotion across both sides of the border. And its all in good spirit, That is the best part of it! Keep on rocking Tahir.
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Arun Apr 12, 2016 02:36pm
Who is Twinkle Khanna?
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zebswati Apr 12, 2016 02:38pm
I have read about many types of Angels, e.g Angel of death , Angel of Peace, Angel of nature etc, But i missed ... ! that their exist the Joker Angel who comes in purple color ! . I would Have never known if Tahir Shah had not performed this artistic work ! Well thank you Tahirshah.
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Umer Apr 12, 2016 02:44pm
Tahir Shah is more Famous than Twinkle Khanna. He is a bigger celeb now.
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Happy to troll Apr 12, 2016 03:26pm
@Arun Wife of Akshay Kumar and daughter of late Rajesh Khanna
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Parvez Apr 12, 2016 03:37pm
Sami Shah there is nothing.....absolutely nothing......artistic about Taher Shah.,
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Khan Apr 12, 2016 03:56pm
Come on everyone Tahir shah is a fun character, when ever I am sad I watch his video songs and it makes me happy, at least he is far better than Qandeel baloch, and as for Mrs. Khanna, she is indian and Indians has to Twinkle against Pakistan one way or the other at some point.
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Saad Apr 12, 2016 04:23pm
I don't think like when people bring India and Pakistan element into it. The comments from Twinkle are fun and in a light mood. She echoes a lot of Pakistanis as they also thinks the same about this disastrous song and lame singer. Let's have fun together and discourage this guy from producing such useless and senseless materials which is of no good to anyone
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Funga Apr 12, 2016 04:45pm
Keep it up man. Keep them songs and videos coming
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GA Apr 12, 2016 04:59pm
@Saad - no good to anyone?? This guy has made to BBC and some prominent American papers.
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ripan Apr 12, 2016 05:48pm
wasn't aware of his existence till this,surfing all his songs now,can't stop
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Liberal Fascist Apr 12, 2016 05:54pm
at least he tried :) people should accept some things which they don't like and Please don't abuse him,he is a brave man to do these ''things''
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Tariq Islam Apr 12, 2016 06:04pm
This guy, this song ! was it suppose to be some ones parody as I enjoyed a good laugh...seriously this was not a song ...was it !
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Siri Apr 12, 2016 06:05pm
He makes me confused, I don't know wether I should laugh or cry.
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Ali Apr 12, 2016 06:11pm
Hamza is so boring
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Zain Apr 12, 2016 06:20pm
He is much better than qandeel
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Jaan Bhittani Apr 12, 2016 06:39pm
it is the second episode of "ONE POND FISH"..... hahahaha
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Jamal Apr 12, 2016 06:42pm
Hahaha true.
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Ammar Apr 12, 2016 06:56pm
I think he did a good job if he was looking to grab your attention ! And looks like he did
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oregata Apr 12, 2016 07:24pm
Well, so far 623313 idle people have watched it on Youtube. I am one of those idle people.
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mohinder parmar Apr 12, 2016 08:57pm
Where is lata mageshkar now,she will appreciate a rickshaw driver and not a angel. So SAD
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Abdul Khan Apr 13, 2016 01:16am
What is so special about this Taher Shah for which Twinkle Khanna made any comment...
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Afsana Apr 13, 2016 01:30am
@Umer hahaha yes...he is more popular..
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Afsana Apr 13, 2016 01:32am
Everyone has some talent in them ,people are just afraid to show that because of criticism but tahir shah is not....
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Afsana Apr 13, 2016 01:33am
Hahaha..who's this twinkly khana i even don't know her...
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Common Sense Apr 13, 2016 03:32am
Failed actress making failed comments.
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CALCUTTA MAN Apr 13, 2016 08:33am
@Imran Thank you thank you thank you...
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Usman Mujtaba Apr 13, 2016 10:48am
@Imran It is not about music or vocals Imran. This is about a man who just wants to express himself and does so beautifully. That's it. There is no need to read too much into it or to judge him.
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Usman Mujtaba Apr 13, 2016 10:51am
@Parvez You are noone to judge whether it is artistic or not. Taher is a brave man who is not afraid to express himself freely. God knows we need to engender the values of self expression in our society, which is stifled so much by norms and patterns, self imposed or otherwise, that such people come as a breath of fresh air. Don't hate on the guy
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Sally Apr 13, 2016 11:34am
Why would the phrase 'purple bomb', along with nuke weapons, upset some followers?
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Sally Apr 13, 2016 11:39am
Taher Shah has got some similarities with Anil kapoor in certain ways.
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shubs Apr 13, 2016 12:09pm
@Arun "Who is Twinkle Khanna?" Obviously you don't know. That's why you clicked on an article that has her name on its title. Sometimes pretense isn't that hard to spot, 'Arun'.
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Pakistani Apr 13, 2016 12:09pm
There was nothing to be upset on Twinkles joke...Taher Shah is making fun of himself.
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A bitter truth Apr 13, 2016 03:41pm
Height of self belief!
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Khan Apr 14, 2016 02:20am
@Pakistani Perhaps Tahir Shah is bigger celebrity at the moment than Mrs. Twinkle Twinkle could ever be when she started back in the days, he is not making fun of himself nor is making fun of anyone else he is just doing what he likes, we all have freedom of speech and thoughts, he is not hurting or embarrassing anyone.; as a matter of fact a lot of people enjoy his videos.
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