Here's Why Mukesh Khanna Thinks Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar Can¡¯t Play Shaktimaan

Mukesh Khanna, who played the role of Shaktimaan in the Doordarshan show of the same name in the 1990s, recently expressed his displeasure about the possible casting of Ranveer Singh as Shaktimaan in an upcoming film based on the superhero. While there have been no official announcements about the same, it has been speculated that the upcoming Shaktimaan film might star Ranveer in the titular role.

Mukesh Khanna Thinks Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar Can¡¯t Play Shaktimaan

Talking about rumours regarding other actors who were speculated to play Shaktiman, Mukesh Khanna shared on the YouTube channel Digital Commentary, ¡°Neither Shah Rukh Khan, nor Ajay Devgn or Akshay Kumar or Tiger Shroff can become Shaktimaan. Because the face that¡¯s needed for Shaktimaan, none of them have it. Because they have a certain image,¡± he said. Mukesh added that according to him, a new actor should be cast for the role. ¡°We need a Shaktimaan who can teach the kids. I feel there should be a new guy, if you ask me.¡±

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What Did Mukesh Khanna Say About Ranveer Singh

Taking to social media, He said, "Pura social media mahinon se is rumour se bhara pada tha ki Ranveer karega Shaktimaan. Aur har koi naaraz tha ise lekar. Main chup raha. Lekin jub channels ne bhi elaan karna shuru kar diya ki Ranveer sign ho gaya hai. To mujhe muhn kholana pada. Aur maine bol diya ki aisi image wala vyakti kitna bhi bada star kyon na ho Shaktimaan nahin ban sakta. I have put my foot down. Ab Aaga aage dekhiye hota hai kya?"

He added, "You go and live in another country, like Finland, like Spain. There are nudist camps. Go there, open it up. Work in films, where you will get to do a nude scene in every third scene."

He went on to add, "Sarva Shaktimaan is God," and added, "I have told the producers, that your competition is not with Spider-Man, Batman, Captain Planet. Shaktimaan is not just a superhero, he has also become a super teacher. Now, the actor who takes on the role should have the quality that when he speaks, people will listen. There are big actors, but their image comes in the middle."

For the unversed, Shaktimaan was portrayed as a human who, via meditation and the five elements of nature, had developed superhuman abilities.

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