Mukesh Khanna Reveals Ekta Kapoor Had Offered Her A Role In Her Version Of Mahabharat, Says ‘Satyanash Kar Diya Tha…”

Mukesh Khanna has been really happy with the reruns of Shaktimaan and Mahabharat on TV after the lockdown due to coronavirus scare. The actor, who had played the titular character and the superhero in Shaktiman had gained popularity much earlier as Bhishma Pitamah in Mahabharat. The actor has also been vocal about not liking the Ekta Kapoor version of Mahabharat, Kahaani Humaarey Maahabhaarat Ki, which he feels was fraught with fallacies. Now, in a recent interview, the actor has revealed that he was offered a role by Ekta Kapoor in her Mahabharat as well.

Talking to BT about it, the actor revealed, “You will be surprised to know I got a call from Ekta Kapoor's production house for her version of Mahabharat when she was making it. They offered me to play the role of Shantanu (Bhishma Pitamah's father) I told them 'Do you really think I will do Shantanu after playing Bhishma' ?. She made a mockery of Mahabharat. She took all the daily soap actors and tried to make Mahabharat. They were flaunting tattoo's and six pack abs. If you want to make Mahabharat rise about it and don't try to ape it. Ekta must be very angry with me because I have spoken a lot about the kind of content she makes. I am against the way she projects women in her daily soaps."

He added more about it and said, “Ekta Kapoor took Ronit Roy to play Bhishma Pitamah and they were flaunting six-pack abs, she took popular heroines to play Draupadi and other female characters. I did 15 films before bagging the role of Bhishma Pitamah. I had given a proper look test wearing a beard and a mustache. We were selected on the basis of our audition and they were elected and that's why they did not look like the characters. She completely ruined it, satyanash kar diya tha..."

Well, we are yet to hear what Ekta Kapoor has to say about it.