DD National recently brought back the iconic superhero show Shaktimaan starring Mukesh Khanna to national television. This has sparked new conversations about India's first superhero. The show which was wildly popular with people of all ages is set to return with a contemporary look. Mukesh Khanna hinted at the possibility of an entirely new show. He is said to be in talks with various channels. However, it seems like Khanna is having trouble choosing a correct face for Shaktimaan.
Many fans asked Khanna to cast Tiger Shroff as the titular superhero. Shroff is known for his exciting action-packed films. Khanna is not pleased with the idea of Tiger Shroff filling the shoes he previously filled. He said that Shroff doesn't have a spiritual face to pull off the character.
"It's not the action that made Shaktimaan popular. It was because of his superpowers, messages, and values of life," he added.
Mukesh Khanna isn't thrilled about casting some of the biggest Bollywood names like Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan either as he thinks they already have an image. He said, "For me, Shaktimaan is still as iconic as it was in 1997. I am still known as Shaktimaan. It has to be made keeping me in it. It is difficult casting even for us. When we were working on the new version of Shaktimaan, this point didn't get cleared because of the coronavirus outbreak."
He concluded saying, "The new version of Shaktimaan cannot be the way Ekta-Kapoor made Mahabharata (in 2008) by putting a tattoo on Draupadi's shoulder. She had said that she was making Mahabharata for modern people. 'Sanskriti Kabhi modern Nahi ho Sakti, Putri. Jis din Sanskriti ko modern Karoge, khatam ho Jayegi'. We will talk about new issues and problems - like today's problem with the kids, environmental problems, addiction to technology, etc in the new version of Shaktimaan."
-min.jpg "Mukesh Khanna isn't thrilled about casting any of the traditional Bollywood heroes as the face of Shakitmaan.")
