Shaktiman Actor Mukesh Khanna Says #MeToo Began When Women Started Working, Twitter Criticizes

At the onset of the lockdown, Doordarshan had decided to retelecast Ramayan and Mahabharat, flooding us all with memories and nostalgia. We got to know more about the actors and how they felt being recognised once again! However, one actor courted controversies for his comments and it was none other than Mukesh Khanna, who had played Bhishma Pitama in Mahabharat. First, he had taken a dig at Sonakshi Sinha, then at Kapil Sharma show and now, he has targetted all women in general!

Yes, you read that right. In a recent interview with Filmy Charcha, he had made some comments that obviously did not go well with most of the population. He said, "Aurat ka kaam hai ghar sambhalna, jo maaf karna mein kabhi kabhi bol bhi jata hu (The job of a woman is to take care of the house). Problem kaha se shuru hue hai #MeToo ki jab aurato ne bhi kaam karna shuru kar diya (The problem of #MeToo began when women started working). Aaj aurat mard ke saath kandhey se kandha milani ke baat karti hai (Today, women talk about walking shoulder-to-shoulder with men)."

It did not stop there. The actor continued, “Log women’s lib ki baat karenge, lekin main aapko bata doon, problem yahin se shuru hoti hai (People talk about women’s liberation, but let me tell you that where the problem begins). Sabse pehla jo member suffer karta hai woh ghar ka bachcha suffer karta hai, jisko maa nahi milti (The first person who suffers is the child, because he doesn’t have a mother taking care of him at home). Aaya ke saath baith kar Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu dekh raha hota hai (He sits and watches TV with his nanny all day). Jab se shuruat hui, tab se yeh bhi shuruat hui ke main bhi wohi karungi jo mard karta hai. Nahi, mard mard hai aurat aurat hai (It all began when women started saying that they want to do what men do. No, a man is a man and a woman is a woman).”

That obviously drew the rage of Tweeps. Many commented how misogynistic his comments were. Some even rued the fact that they had spent hours idolising this man, who had played the superhero Shaktiman.

What are your thoughts about it?