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Twinkle Khanna says she would be Kaali Maa if she was given a chance to be god for a day: ‘With my tongue sticking out to the world'

Twinkle Khanna turned an author after a short-lived acting career. Now, Twinkle is an entrepreneur and is known for her witty remarks, along with her many books and columns. At a recent event with author Amish Tripathi, Twinkle spoke to him about his genre of writing and wondered what god he would be if he could turn into a god for a day. When Amish turned the question back on Twinkle, she had her answer ready. 'If you had a chance to be a god for a day, you would choose to be…' Twinkle asked Amish and immediately said that she already knew her answer. 'I have already said it. I would be Kaali maa with my tongue sticking out at the world. It already is,' she said. When Amish pointed out that Kaali maa is 'extremely powerful,' Twinkle said with confidence, 'I know.' ALSO READ | Shah Rukh Khan left quietly after I told him 'nas kaat lungi', recalls Wamiqa Gabbi: 'There was pin-drop silence on the sets of Baby John' In the same chat shared on Tweak India's YouTube channel, the two authors spoke about 'the muse.' Amish said that the Greeks believed that the goddesses who blessed them with creativity were the muses and Twinkle added that apart from the blessing, one has to be disciplined so they can continue to write. 'You have to be disciplined. You have to sit at your desk every day at that point so even if a muse is on her way to someone else, you grab her and you drag her carcass on to your desk. That's what you do. You have to turn up every day and she will turn up when she has to.' she added. Twinkle said that with a 'muse' in the picture, one can keep themselves sane as you then don't have to take responsibility for your failures. 'The other thing about the muse, you are not taking responsibility for your success, your failure, your inability that day to write. You blame it on this person. As long as you turn up, you have done your job. Whether you have done a great job or not that's the muse's fault. And I think that way most creative people stay sane because it's a frightening job. If you blame the muse you will stay sane. That's what I would like to use her for and I do,' she said. Twinkle also added that she feels like she becomes a better person when she is writing and added, 'When I am writing, suddenly I feel, I am writing from a higher sort of consciousness. I have more empathy, I have less judgment, maybe as a human being sitting here, I am a lot more judgmental but when I am at my desk, I am a greater person.'