Mukesh Khanna snaps at paps for talking over him, netizens say, “Dear Kilvish, save us from Shaktimaan”

Mukesh Khanna, known for his role as the 90s superhero Shaktimaan, is facing backlash after a video of him scolding reporters went viral. Khanna, who is set to reprise his role in an upcoming project, has been criticized for his behavior and appearance in the Shaktimaan costume. Netizens have taken to social media to express their disappointment, with some comparing him to Jaya Bachchan and others drawing parallels to villains.
Mukesh Khanna snaps at paps for talking over him, netizens say, “Dear Kilvish, save us from Shaktimaan”
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For the 90s and 80s kids, ‘Shaktimaan’ hits another level and is surely a nostalgic superhero character, but after the makers announced the return of the character with Mukesh Khanna reprising the role, there were several criticisms against the actor and also the makers. Now a new clip of Mukesh Khanna losing his cool and asking reporters to go outside and speak is gaining much traction online.

In the clip, Mukesh Khanna is seen asking the reporters to keep quiet as he speaks. The ‘Shaktimaan’ actor said, “You should all keep quiet. You people are senior, but not listening to me.”

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Mukesh Khanna further said, “Whatever you guys want to talk, please go outside and do.”
The video is getting much attention from the netizens who started mocking the actor. One netizen even compared Mukesh Khanna with Jaya Bachchan as the latter is best known for such rants. A comment read, “You either die a hero...or live long enough to become a villain" had a face.” Another comment read, “Why is Shaktiman behaving like Kilvish.” A third one commented, “Dear Kilvish, please save us from Shaktimaan.” A fourth one commented, “Man went from Indian Superman to Indian homelander.”

It was recently the makers announced the return of ‘Shaktimaan’. Even though the idea of the superhero character’s return was fascinating, the majority of the fans were disappointed or irked at the fact that Mukesh Khanna would be reprising the role. The actor also received much trolls from netizens as a video clip of Mukesh Khanna in Shaktimaan costume went viral online.
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