Mukesh Khanna Blasts Akshay Kumar For His Portrayal Of Prithviraj Chauhan: Sirf Muchein Aur Wig...

Mukesh Khanna is known for wearing a heart on his sleeves when it comes to slamming the actors of Bollywood. The veteran actor recently bashed Akshay Kumar for his portrayal of Prithviraj Chauhan in the movie Samrat Prithviraj (2022). Not just this, he also commented on Tiger Shroff's "lack of stature" to portray the role of Shaktimaan.

Mukesh Khanna takes a dig at Akshay Kumar for his portrayal of Prithviraj Chauhan

During a press conference, where Mukesh Khanna was dressed as his iconic character Shaktimaan, bashed Akshay and said that he didn't seem like Prithviraj Chauhan in the movie. He said, "Prithviraj Chauhaan kyun nahi lage Akshay Kumar? Sirf muchein aur wig lagaake thodi na ban sakte hai? Ek gait chahiye." When a paparazzo asked who he would like to see as Shaktimaan, the actor mocked said, "Chaliye aapko banaa deta hu."

Soon after the video from the press conference went viral, a section of the Internet slammed the veteran actor for taking a potshot at Akshay. A user commented, “When Dir @shankarshanmugh asked #AkshayKumar for a getup in #2point0, he used to prepare for 6 hours every day since 6 am. for makeup for a 10 min shoot every day for 25 days. Director of #Prithviraj, in the name of authenticity, didn't realise that public perception of Prithviraj is not the same as the historical. #Akshay went ahead as per the directors' demand. Is he at fault? Yes, but partially. The director and producers should have realised that they are making a commercial film, and not a documentary.”

However, another half of the internet thought he was right in trolling Akshay. A user wrote, "Arre waah, Shaktiman ne toh sach kaha! Acting mein dil aur intensity honi chahiye, bas muchein aur wig se kaam nahi chalega!" Another backed his comments and wrote, "Sahi kaha."

Mukesh Khanna explained why Tiger Shroff can’t play Shaktimaan

In a recent interview, Mukesh Khanna reasoned why Tiger cannot play his iconic character Shaktimaan, and said he's a child among children. "He doesn’t have the stature that one needs to play Shaktimaan," he said.