Mukesh Khanna is a huge part of our childhood. The actor is known for being India's first superhero Shaktimaan. The TV series was aired from 1997 to 2005 and established Khanna as a huge favourite of the kids. Recently, there have been rumours of the TV series being adapted into a film with Ranveer Singh getting the titular part and Khanna has been open in criticising him. The veteran actor wore the Shaktimaan costume again and started getting trolled and age-shamed for it.
Mukesh Khanna denies coming back as Shaktimaan
In a video message, Khanna denied that by wearing the Shaktimaan costume, he had any intention of coming back as the superhero. He said that he hoped appearing in costume would help the message reach out to more children. He said, "Maine yeh kab kaha ki main wapis aa raha hoon. Ya main hi Shaktimaan banuga. Main toh hoon hi Shaktimaan, par maine yeh desh bhakti wale geet ke liye costume dobara pehna. ( When did I say I'll come back or play Shaktimaan again? I am already Shktimaan. I wore it for patriotic songs)".
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Mukesh Khanna on age shaming
The veteran actor also addressed the age-shaming she faced after making the Shaktimaan video. He said, "Aapko pata hai meri umar kya hai. Meri umar 160 saal hai. Inn YouTubers mein se kitne aise hai jinhone kaha tha ki 'Aap humare hero ho. Koi aur Shaktimaan nahi ban sakta'. Woh kehte the ki jab Rajinikanth iss umar mein aa kar makeup laga kar hero ban sakte hai, toh aap kyu nahi? Aur aaj yehi meri umar ka mazak uda rahe hai. (I an 160 years old. So many YouTubers said you are our hero. If Rajnikanth can put on makeup and play hero at his age, you can also do it. Today, they are making fun of me."