It's war between beauty and brains. While Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is admired for her ageless beauty and strict yoga routine, she came under fire recently for he reviews on literature.
In an interview to an Indian newspaper which took her reaction over inclusion of the Harry Potter Books in national school curriculum, she said that books like Animal Farm should also be included so that children learn how to care for animals.
George Orwell's 1945 dystopian novel the Animal Farm actually talks about the rise of Stalinism which ends up making the elite more powerful.
In her interview Shetty said, "I think having books like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter as part of the syllabus is a great move because it cultivates imagination and creativity at a young age," she told the Times of India.
"I think books like Little Women would also encourage respect towards women at a young age. Even a book like Animal Farm should be included as it will teach the little ones to love and care for animals."
The quote has been removed from the online version of the article, but people are posting pictures of the print version.
— joybhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) November 28, 2016
Shilpa has also had her share of Twitter trolls.
Twinkle Khanna wrote 2 books whereas Shilpa Shetty thinks Animal Farm is a coloring book. No one is more thankful today than Akshay Kumar.
— Fariha Awan (@Fay_Alif) November 28, 2016
a) I totally believe that Shilpa Shetty had no clue what Animal Farm is all about
— wastrelette (@wastrelette) November 28, 2016
b) Also totally believe that neither did the TOI editor
Too good. According to Shilpa Shetty, Animal Farm teaches children to love animals! What a genius. Stolen from @joybhattacharj pic.twitter.com/sYhBbaB9pI
— Brown Sahiba (@Rajyasree) November 28, 2016
Following the controversy Shilpa Shetty took to Twitter to apologize. She admitted she had never read any of the books she named.
Whilst I admire the writers of LOTR, Harry Potter & Animal Farm I've "NEVER" read these books(@ the cost of soundin even dumber!)Not my kind
— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) November 28, 2016
Shilpa we give you full marks for honesty.
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