Shaktimaan's Mukesh Khanna has found himself at the centre of a controversy but this time it's safe to say that the actor is more villain than hero. The saga began when Khanna decided to revisit a moment from Sonakshi Sinha's 2019 Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 appearance for the nth time. He took to media, blaming Sonakshi’s father, Shatrughan Sinha, for her blank moment on the show — when she was unable to remember who the Sanjeevani Booti was for (in the Ramayana) and had to use a lifeline.
Things quickly escalated when Sonakshi fired back on Instagram, reminding Khanna about the virtues of forgiveness, quoting Lord Rama’s example. She added, “If Lord Rama can forgive Manthara, Kaikeyi, and even Ravan, surely you can let go of this extremely small thing in comparison.” Later father Shatrughan defended his daughter in a public statement saying, “I am very proud of all my three children.
Sonakshi became a star on her own. I never had to launch her career. She is a daughter any father would be proud to have.
Not answering a question on the Ramayana doesn’t disqualify Sonakshi from being a good Hindu. She doesn’t need a certificate of approval from anyone.” You would think that would be the end of it, but Khanna just couldn’t stay quiet.
In his response, the actor doubled down on his comments, claiming that he was merely trying to “educate” today’s “Gen-Z” generation. According to Shaktimaan, this generation is obsessed with Google and Wikipedia, and he.