Published 12:19 IST, April 13th 2020
Puneet Issar slams Mukesh Khanna for his insensitive comment on Sonakshi Sinha
Puneet Issar, in a recent interview with an online portal, took a jibe at co-star Mukesh Khanna for his demeaning comment about Sonakshi Sinha. Read below.
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After Nitish Bharadwaj, Puneet Issar who is kwn for his performance as Duryodhan in B. R. Chopra's mythological show Mahabharat, also slammed his co-actor, Mukesh Khanna, for his demeaning comment about Sonakshi Sinha. In an interview, Khanna called out Dabangg 3 actor for lacking basic kwledge about Indian mythology. Recently, Puneet Issar reacted to his co-star's statement in an interview with an online portal and indirectly took a jibe at Khanna by stating that world does t end if Sinha failed to answer a question about mythological show.
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Puneet Issar criticized Mukesh Khanna's demeaning comment about Sonakshi Sinha
Both Puneet Issar and Mukesh Khanna starred in DD National's epic Mahabharat which aired on television in 1988. Issar played role of Duryodhan, while Khanna essayed role of Bhishma in B.R. Chopra directorial. Shaktimaan actor had passed an insensitive comment about Sonakshi Sinha after she failed to answer a question about Ramayan on Amitabh Bachchan's highly-watched show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Khanna had stated that rerun of Ramayan would help people like Sonakshi Sinha to kw about Hindu mythology better.
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Recently, in an interview with an online portal, Puneet Issar reacted to Mukesh Khanna's statement. Issar stated world does t end if Sonakshi Sinha fails to answer a question about epic. He also felt that condemning someone openly is something that Khanna should t have done because just like his kids, Sinha too was an AVM student. Issar was furr quoted saying,"Phal lagte hain toh pedh jhuk jaana chahiye."
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Puneet Issar was also asked about his co-star's comment on Ekta Kapoor's version of Mahabharat. In his reply, Issar stated that Khanna got himself in yet ar uncalled for controversy as body has copyright over Mahabharat. He furr added that Sajid Nadiadwala’s grandfar had also made a film on Mahabharat which went on to become a blockbuster hit at box office.
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12:19 IST, April 13th 2020