Twinkle Khanna, Trolled For Sitting On Books, Has A Message For The 'Easily Outraged'

New Delhi: Twinkle Khanna's latest photoshoot for Vogue India came under the Internet's scrutiny. The actress-turned-author is seen sitting on a pile of books with one of her foot resting on a stool (which Twitter thought was another stack of books). The internet was outraged and condemned her pose but Twinkle soon clarified that her foot is on a stool and not a book. After comments like "such a shame to sit on the books with footwear" flooded the picture she tweeted on Tuesday, Twinkle shared the same picture on Instagram and wrote in caption: "I have no qualms with sitting on books, sleeping next to them or even keeping a pile in the bathroom to read regularly-The God of Wisdom visits you when you read books not worship them."

Read Twinkle Khanna's full post here:

 

 

Sometimes I get to do this as well- like the Madonna song 'Strike a pose -Vogue, Vogue Vogue!' @vogueindia P.S For the easily outraged : My foot is on a stool and not a book because I don't want to get dust on the cover- aside from that I have no qualms with sitting on books, sleeping next to them or even keeping a pile in the bathroom to read regularly-The God of Wisdom visits you when you read books not worship them - Love and laughter from this bookworm

A post shared by Twinkle Khanna (@twinklerkhanna) on Oct 24, 2017 at 2:12am PDT

Here are some comments which flooded her Twitter post:
 

Looking perfect gorgeous hot beautiful but foot on books?? Who else's will respect books if not a writer.

— Farwa Shahzad (@farwashahzad) October 24, 2017

 

Kitabo pe pair rakna buri baat ha madam

— mukarram (@mukarram3) October 24, 2017

 

Books Ke uppr koi baithta h kya

— Rakesh Prajapati (@RakeshP40574784) October 24, 2017

 

Such a shame to sit on the books with footwear..Just Yuck !!@VOGUEIndia

— Sameer (@QmSameer) October 24, 2017

 

Mam Very very wrong... Your feet on books....... Very bad

— Aakash Thosar (@AakashThosar3) October 24, 2017

Some found fault in the magazine's photoshoot concept:
 

How could you make her pose sitting ON the books @VOGUEindia ?

— Chetna Bhatnagar (@chetmots) October 24, 2017

Twinkle Khanna is the author of two bestsellers - Mrs FunnyBones (a compilation of humour columns) and The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad. Before she became an author Twinkle was an actress and has featured in films like Jab Pyaar Kissi Se Hota Hai with Salman Khan, Mela with Aamir Khan and Baadshah with Shah Rukh Khan.

Twinkle has produced several film via Akshay Kumar's Grazing Goats Pictures and has now opened her own production firm named Mrs Funnybones Movies. Her first film as producer will be R Balki-directed Padman, starring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte.

Twinkle Khanna, daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, is married to Akshay Kumar. They are parents to 15-year-old Aarav and 5-year-old Nitara.