Mahabharat actor mukesh khanna is constantly in the headlines due to his statements. The veteran actor is now embroiled in another controversy. Actually this time he has taken a dig at casting ranbir kapoor as Lord ram in Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming film Ramayan. Controversy has also started over his statement.
In fact, in an interview given to Mid-Day, mukesh khanna was asked about the casting of ranbir kapoor for the character of Lord ram in Nitesh Tiwari's much awaited film Ramayan. Despite initial hesitation, mukesh khanna said, "I will not say anything about this, if I say, they will accuse me of commenting on everything. They have ruined my reputation. I recently commented on Jackie Shroff's son... I am not rude, but I say my point that if they are making Ramayana, then there will definitely be comparison with Arun Govil." Let us tell you that Arun Govil is famous till date for his role of Lord ram in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana.
mukesh khanna further said, "What Arun Govil did with this role has become the gold standard. All I can say is that whoever plays ram should be an incarnation of Ram; he should act like that. They should not look like Ravan. If they are ill-tempered goons in real life (lampat chhichhores), it will show on screen. If you are playing the role of Lord ram, you are not allowed to party and drink, but who am I to decide who will play Ram?"
mukesh khanna also told that despite being a superstar, prabhas tried to play the role of Lord ram but failed. mukesh said, "Despite being such a big star, he was not accepted by the public. Not because he is a bad actor, but because he does not look like Ram... The actor who plays ram is now from the Kapoor family. He is a good actor. But I will look at his face, and he should look like ram, he has just made Animal, and his negative personality was highlighted in that film. I hope this film is not affected because of this. "
Let us tell you that in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, ranbir kapoor is playing the role of Lord ram and sai pallavi Devi is Sita. The first installment of the film will be released on diwali 2026 while the second part will be released on diwali 2027.
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