Mukesh Khanna trolled for returning as Shaktimaan after 30 years at the age of 66: 'you don¡¯t deserve this costume'
Mukesh Khanna¡¯s return as Shaktimaan at 66 has sparked mixed reactions. While the 90s icon is thrilled to wear the superhero suit again, many fans are unhappy, trolling him over his age and recent comments calling him communist and bad human being. Here's the teaser.
"Gangadhar hi Shaktimaan hai"! After three long decades, Mukesh Khanna who essayed the role of India's first superhero Shaktimaan is all set to don the superhero costume once again at the age of 66. For 90s kids who grew up watching him on Doordarshan TV are suprisingly not happy. They are trolling the actor quite savagely. Watch the teaser below.
Mukesh Khanna to return as Shaktimaan
The actor who also essayed the role of Bhishma in BR Chopra's epic Mahabharat made the announcement while wearing the iconic superhero suit. "I am even happier than the others about becoming Shaktimaan again. I am carrying out my duty that I started in 1997 and which went on till 2005. I think that my work should reach the public in 2027 because today's generation is running blindly. They have to be stopped and told to catch their breath," he was quoted as saying by ANI.
#WATCH | Mumbai: Actor Mukesh Khanna, who is all set to reprise his iconic character of 'Shaktimaan', speaks about the role.
¡ª ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2024
"This is a costume within me...I think personally too, in my mind, this costume has come from within me...I did well in Shatimaan because it came from¡ pic.twitter.com/1NdTRup83h
Meanwhile, Mukesh Khanna had previosuly slammed Ranveer Singh quite harshly after it was speculated that the Bollywood actor will play the role of Shaktimaan in a Rs 300 crore movie. Slamming Ranveer for his infamous nude photoshoot, he said, "No matter how big a star a person with such an image may be, they cannot play Shaktimaan. I have put my foot down. Now let¡¯s see what happens next."
¡°Shaktimaan¡± actor Mukesh Khanna has expressed his disagreement & anger against casting of Ranveer Singh in this iconic role for the upcoming remake. ?? pic.twitter.com/DBaAh0z3Mj
¡ª Ray (@kapoorempire) March 16, 2024
Fans are upset about his return for two reasons
As soon as he made the announcement, people started trolling him brutally on the internet. They were not happy or excited about this peiece of news for two reasons. Firstly, they didn't want him to ruin the iconic series as remakes have never worked in the past.
Don't ruin Shaktiman pls, don't do it ?
¡ª Veena Jain (@DrJain21) November 11, 2024
Secondly, his recent comments drew ire from people who said that they have lost respect for him. While one of the fans called him "Shaktimaan as a character was good. But, Mukesh Khanna as a human is disgusting," another one added, "He has become a clown. Someone please give him a Rajya Sabha and save my childhood nostalgia. What a fall!"
A communal pig doesn¡¯t deserve this costume. He¡¯s no more superhero
¡ª T O K Y O (@tokyyo_says) November 11, 2024
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