Mukesh Khanna says he wanted Ranveer Singh to play Tamraj Kilvish instead of Shaktimaan: ‘Didn’t want them to turn it into a disco drama’

Talking about YRF’s approach, the actor shared, “Ten years ago, Aditya Chopra’s team contacted me, asking if I could give them the rights to Shaktimaan. Around that time, coincidentally, a photo of Ranveer Singh wearing Shaktimaan’s costume surfaced on social media. I refused to give them the rights but proposed that they collaborate with me instead. I didn’t want them to turn it into a disco drama.”

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Mukesh Khanna also expressed his thoughts on Ranveer Singh’s suitability for a different character in the Shaktimaan universe. He revealed, “Ranveer is full of energy, and he spoke to me genuinely for three hours. He even shared how he got his first film and enacted how he would play Shaktimaan. I really wanted to tell him that play Tamraj Kilvish. He wanted to convince me that he can play Shaktimaan. That meeting ended in no result,” he said.

Clearing the air further, Mukesh reiterated, “It was a misunderstanding. I didn’t make him wait. He spoke to me for three hours straight. I am not as big an actor as he is to make him wait for so long. He later returned with his promotional team, and even his PR manager tried to convince me about what works in today’s times.”