Mukesh Khanna says Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar can’t play Shaktimaan: ‘They don’t have the face for it’

Mukesh Khanna said that after the original run of the show, they were in conversation with Star India for another show based on the character but it never materialised. “I said this is Star India’s loss, not my loss,” he said. He also shared an update about the film and said that they are yet to work out a story for the movie.

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“If we make a movie, we still don’t know what the story will be. There are so many people, the Sony people… the conversation about the rights is still going on,” he said and added that Shaktimaan is “mythology” and not just another serial. “Shaktimaan is not just a serial, or even Avengers, Shaktimaan is out mythology.”

On Monday, Mukesh Khanna shared a video on his social media handles saying that he did not want Ranveer Singh in the role because of his “image.” He said, “Since a few months social media has been flooded with the news of Ranveer playing Shaktimaan. Everyone was upset about it, but I kept quiet, however, when channels also announced that Ranveer was signed for the film, I had to open my mouth. I have said that an actor who carries such an image, no matter how big he is, cannot play Shaktimaan. I have put my foot down, now see what happens further.” A few hours later, Mukesh deleted the video.

The film based on Shaktimaan was announced in 2022 with Sony Pictures India joining as producers. However, more details about the movie are yet to be announced.