Nineties’ children, rejoice! Shaktimaan is mulling over a comeback! Yes! The fighter of evil dark forces, enacted by Mukesh Khanna, may return to your television screens!
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Mukesh Khanna is reportedly in talks with Indian television channels to negotiate a way back to the minds and hearts of children. The 57-year-old actor claims that he has been working out to shed weight to match the bodily features of the earlier Shaktimaan and hence also isn’t considering a younger actor to reprise the character.
“We are planning the return of Shaktimaan on television and the discussions are going on with few channels. I can’t commit the date but you will get to see it soon. I am working on my look and body for it. I have already lost 8 kgs and will be losing another 8 kilos. I am not trying to get six pack abs. I want to try and match up with the look that I had 15 years back. People relate to me as Shaktimaan and I can’t offer the role to anyone,” Mukesh Khanna told the Times of India.
“I was very young when I played the role of Bhishmapitama in Mahabharat. I feel an actor can’t be restricted due to age. I feel age is just a number. It depends on how you look and if you will be able to pull off the character with full conviction,” the veteran actor added.
Mukesh Khanna was born in Mumbai in 1958. He attended the Film and Television Institute of India with fellow actors Naseeruddin Shah and Shakti Kapoor. Khanna rose to fame through his role as the mythological god Bhishma in the epic Mahabharat.
Mukesh Khanna has acted in more than 70 films and 19 television shows.
