Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau.
Mukesh Khanna has been dominating headlines all week thanks to his recent comments regarding Sonakshi Sinha’s upbringing. Reminding netizens that Sonakshi didn’t know who Hanuman brought the Sanjeevani herb for in Ramayana during an old episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Shaktimaan star blamed her father Shatrughan Sinha. Slamming Mukesh, Sonakshi had shared a long message which resulted in an ‘apology’ from the former. Well, Mukesh has now turned his focus to Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor’s casting as Lord Rama in Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part adaptation of Ramayana.
In a chat with Mid Day, Mukesh remembered Arun Govil, the lead star of Ramanand Sagar’s iconic TV series Ramayan. The Shaktimaan actor was quoted saying, “What Arun Govil did with the role has become the gold standard. All I can say is that whoever plays Ram must embody Ram; he shouldn’t look like Raavan. In their real life, if they are a (lampat chhichhora) lewd hooligan, then it will show on screen. If you’re playing Ram, you’re not allowed to party and drink. But who am I to decide who plays Ram?”.
