When 'Shaktimaan' Mukesh Khanna Inspired Kids To Drink Their Milk

Actor Mukesh Khanna, who gained major stardom playing “Shaktimaan” in 1990s, said that character was also a teacher and h even inspired children to have ir milk.

In a conversation with IANS during launch of his song, Mukesh said: “I would like to tell you that Shaktimaan has two forms. One is an action hero, but Shaktimaan is not just an action hero. Shaktimaan is not just a superhero, he has also become a super teacher.”

He recalled: “I felt that in 1997, a ly came up to me and said, Mukesh ji, I am very thankful to you. I said, sister, what is matter? She said, ‘I am very thankful to you’.

She said, ‘my child started drinking milk because of you. He didn't drink milk. He didn't drink milk when he was beaten. Now he has milk three times. ‘Shaktimaan said that if you drink milk, you will become powerful’.”

actor ded: “That me me realise importance of Shaktimaan's teaching.

We started talking about small topics. More than 200 messages as Shaktimaan. So, Shaktimaan is coming. You people have been asking for 2-3 years. When will he come? Who will come? Where will he come from? Will he come or not? Everyone is lying. Everyone is telling truth.”

He said that he brought an angle of Shaktimaan being a super teacher.

“Which perhaps Shaktimaan will not be able to become in future. I believe that my chemistry will not be chemistry of Shaktimaan in future. So, I have recorded a song. Through which I want to tell children what is name of revolutionaries of our country.”

“Shaktimaan” was created by Mukesh that aired on DD National from September 1997 to March 2005. actor played role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego "Pandit Ganghar Vidhyhar Mayhar Omkarnath Shastri", a photographer for newspaper "Aaj Ki Aawaz".

Shaktimaan was depicted as a human who has attained superhuman powers through meditation and five elements of nature: Space, Earth, Air, Fire, Water. Kitu Gidwani, who was later replaced by Vaishnavi Mahant, played role of Geeta Vishwas, a reporter who loves Shaktimaan. Surendra Pal played role of Tamraj Kilvish.

--IANS