Actress and writer Twinkle Khanna, known for her witty writing, recently shared that she told her husband and actor Akshay Kumar to “eat poisonous grass” if she died. She also said that she threatened Akshay if he ever thought of remarrying after her death.

In her latest column for The Times of IndiaTwinkle mentioned her recent visit to Tanzania, where she learned a lot about marriage after observing animals during a jungle safari. She told of her encounter with the “Tik-Tik” birds, who, according to the jungle guide, are so attached to each other that they die by eating poisonous grass if the other bird dies.

After learning about it, Twinkle remembered telling Akshay, “AhhhIf I die first, you better eat poisonous grass too. If I see your second wife walking around with my handbags, I promise I will come and chase you both.”

At that moment, Akshay offered to eat the poisonous grass “instead of listening to all the nonsense” that Twinkle was talking about.

In her column, Twinkle also wrote about the different perspectives she and Akshay have on things. She shared how during her jungle safari, she spotted a herd of elephants where the male elephant was walking far ahead of the female elephant accompanying the calves. Seeing this, Akshay felt sorry for the bull elephant as he was “all alone” and Twinkle wondered how it is that bull elephants have the freedom to roam as they please while the female elephants have the responsibility of looking after the calves.

“That, I think, is marriage in a nutshell,” remarked Twinkle, after hearing her husband’s other point of view.

Akshay Kumar married Twinkle Khanna on January 17, 2001. He has two children with her: son Aarav and daughter Nitara.