‘Tell Aditya Chopra, or whoever he is…’: Mukesh Khanna rejected YRF’s offer to buy Shaktimaan’s rights, says they would’ve turned it into a ‘disco drama’

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The veteran actor put forth a counter-offer. “I told them, ‘Tell Aditya, whoever he is, if you want to make it, make it with me’. I didn’t want to give away the rights only for them to make a disco drama. I refused,” he shared.

In one of his earlier YouTube videos, Mukesh Khanna had expressed that he can see Telugu actor Allu Arjun essaying the role of Shaktiman. “I think I have to watch more Allu Arjun films. Also, let me go out on a limb and say that he has it in him to be Shaktimaan. I am not saying he is doing it or anything. I’m just suggesting that it would look good on him. He has the personality to pull it off,” he said.

Expressing his disappointment with the idea of Ranveer as Shaktiman, the actor said, “An actor can do all kinds of roles but Shaktimaan isn’t just any role. It isn’t just enough to be an actor to play Shaktimaan. You need to have the correct face. I am stuck at his (Ranveer’s) face, I am not stuck at his talent. People remind me that he has done so much work. He has done Khilji. I told them, ‘He is a good actor but I am not convinced with his face and his appearance.”