Overview
- Mukesh Khanna said he is turning down large offers to approve a star-led reboot and will not back Ranveer Singh as Shaktimaan.
- He praised Ranveer’s range but argued the role needs the right face and a clean image rather than a marquee name.
- Khanna said Sony arranged a meeting where Ranveer tried to win him over, and he suggested Ranveer play the villain Tamraj Kilvish instead.
- Studios have not announced a lead, even as media reports continue to tip Ranveer following the strong box office run of the Dhurandhar films.
- Khanna, who originated Shaktimaan on 1990s TV, portrays himself as the character’s steward and says he once rebuffed a bid for rights in favor of collaborating to protect the tone.