Mukesh Khanna Wiki, Age, Spouse, Household, Biography & Extra – WikiBio

Mukesh Khanna is an Indian movie and tv actor who’s finest recognized for portraying “Bhishma Pitamah” in B. R. Chopra’s epic historic tv serial “Mahabharat” and giving India its first small display superhero “Shaktiman.”

Wiki/Biography

Mukesh Khanna was born on Thursday, 19 June 1958 (age 61 years; as in 2019) in Mumbai. His zodiac signal is Gemini. He did his education from the identical college the place the famous Indian actors Naseeruddin Shah and Shakti Kapoor studied. He graduated from Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s School. He holds a B.Sc. diploma and a level in Grasp of Legal guidelines. Earlier than doing the Grasp of Legal guidelines, he wished to do Plastic Engineering. Thereafter, he graduated from the Movie and Tv Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.

Bodily Look

Top (approx.): 6′ 1″

Eye Color: Black

Hair Color: Salt & Pepper

Household & Caste

Mukesh Khanna belongs to a Hindu Khatri household.

Dad and mom & Siblings

There not a lot details about his mother and father. He had an elder brother Ved Khanna (died in 2018) who was additionally an actor and producer.

Mukesh Khanna’s brother Ved Khanna with Asha Bhosle

Relationships, Spouse & Youngsters

Mukesh Khanna is single. He has by no means been in any relations with a girl.

Profession

Movie

After making his debut within the 1981 Hindi movie Roohi, he appeared in additional than 60 Bollywood movies.

Mukesh Khanna’s Debut Movie Roohi (1981)

Reportedly, earlier than Roohi, it was the theatre director Narinder Bedi who had given Mukesh his first break within the movie Khooni, however the movie may by no means be get launched on account of Bedi’s sudden demise. Though most of his movies weren’t profitable on the field workplace, there are a number of commercially profitable movies to his title, resembling Saudagar (1991) during which he performed the position of ‘Gagan,’ Most important Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) during which he performed the position of ‘Arjun Joglekar,’ Barsaat (1995) during which he performed the position of Baba (Badal’s father), Raja (1995) during which he performed the position of ‘Rana Mahendra Pratap Garhwal,’ and Hera Pheri (2000) during which he performed the position of ‘Police Inspector Prakash.’

Mukesh Khanna in Saudagar

In 2005, he made his Telugu debut with the movie “Dhana 51.” In 2014, he made his Marathi movie with the movie ‘Ardha Gangu Ardha Gondya.’ In the identical 12 months, he made his Malayalam debut with the movie ‘Rajadhi Raja’ during which he performed the position of ‘Sikhander.’

Tv

Mukesh Khanna gained his identification by way of tv the place he did many profitable initiatives, particularly Mahabharat and Shaktimaan. After making his debut with B. R.Chopra’s Mahabharat (1988), he went on to change into some of the widespread tv actors in India. Initially, he was approached to play the position of “Duryodhana” in Mahabharat, however he refused it; as he didn’t need to play a adverse position. Later, he was provided the position of “Dronacharya” and finally, he landed the position of “Bhishma Pitamah.” Whereas speaking about how he received the position of Bhishma Pitamah, he says,

After they had been in search of individuals for the collection all they wished had been tall individuals so I received seen for that. They provided me the position of “Duryodhana” nevertheless it was a adverse position and I refused it. S I received landed with Bhishma Pitamah.”

Mukesh Khanna preparing as Bhishma Pitamah

His portrayal of the mighty warrior Bhishma Pitamah went on to change into the second most iconic characters from B. R. Chopra’s Mahabharat after Lord Krishna (portrayed by Nitish Bharadwaj).

Mukesh Khanna as Bhishma Pitamah in Mahabharat

His subsequent phenomenal efficiency got here in “Shaktimaan,” which gave India its first true superhero. Shaktimaan aired from 27 September 1997 to 27 March 2005 on Doordarshan, and its operating days had change into sacred for youngsters who sat glued to their tv units to observe the heroic antics of their favorite superhero. Shaktimaan wasn’t only a superhero however an ethical information to the kids in India; a superhero who wouldn’t simply amaze the kids together with his heroic antics however together with his baritone voice, he would additionally advise them to go to high school often or drink milk day-after-day. He says,

Shaktimaan had a charisma and wished to make a distinction to the society. I keep in mind many mother and father telling me that their youngsters had began ingesting milk or going to high school often after watching the present.”

Shaktimaan’s recognition led him to make a telefilm titled “Hamara Hero Shaktimaan” for the kids’s channel Pogo, which aired on 30 June 2013.

The Shaktimaan franchise additionally consists of an animated motion collection titled “Shaktimaan: The Animated Series,” which was created by Reliance Animation and was aired on Sonic on 20 December 2011; lastly, Discovery Children acquired its rights from Reliance Leisure in 2017.

Aside from Shaktimaan, Mukesh Khanna has additionally appeared in lots of different widespread tv initiatives, resembling “Chandrakanta” (1994-1997) during which he performed the position of Janbaaz/Meghawat and “Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha” (2002-2003) during which he performed the position of Aryamaan/Ojwan.

Aside from appearing, he has additionally produced a number of tv initiatives, together with Mahayodha, Shaktimaan, Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha, Sautela, and Hamara Hero Shaktimaan.

Politics

After becoming a member of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) in 1998 , he campaigned for the occasion in varied elections throughout the nation.

Mukesh Khanna campaigning for the BJP in Delhi

Signature/Autograph

Controversy

After Shaktimaan was aired on Doordarshan within the late ’90s, a number of studies of youngsters emulating the heroic antics of Shaktimaan began surfacing on varied media platforms; on account of which many kids had injured themselves and even died. Mukesh Khanna, in one of many episodes of Shaktimaan, needed to make clear the issues abut Shaktimaan. In an interview, he stated,

I really feel very strongly in regards to the well-being of youngsters. So, in one of many episodes, we present how Shaktimaan is made, how every little thing’s accomplished on the pc, how he can’t fly. He dangles from a rope.”

Favorite Issues

Information & Trivia

• Mukesh Khanna was simply 30 years outdated when he portrayed Bhishma Pitamah in B. R. Chopra’s Mahabharat.

• He wasn’t inquisitive about Bhishma Pitamah roles, reasonably he wished to both play the position of Arjuna or Karna.

• Aside from being his favorite politician, in February 2015, he criticized the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not together with him in his Ganga cleansing marketing campaign.
  

  Mukesh Khanna with Narendra Modi, Gajendra Chauhan, and Vinod Khanna

• Though he’s a staunch supporter of the BJP, the Nationwide Convention (NC) purchased Mukesh Khanna to counter the NaMo impact in Jammu and marketing campaign for the occasion in Vijaypur.
  

  Mukesh Khanna and Mukesh Rishi together with NC candidate for Vijaypur, Surjeet Singh Slathia, throughout a public assembly at Vijaypur

• In an interview, when requested about his views over the continuing tv serials based mostly on historical past, he termed them “ridiculous” and stated,
  

  Such soiled tips with the historical past of India to be able to acquire TRP should be stopped, both by way of the Censor board, or an unbiased authority that oversees the tv programming.”

• Throughout the first 15 episodes of Shaktimaan, it had change into the primary Indian superhero, and each week, Mukesh Khanna used to get greater than 50,000 letters from the viewers. It had change into an instantaneous hit, and wherever he went, kids would collect and request him to fly as he did on display.
  

• Shaktimaan was so widespread that it was even featured in lots of worldwide tabloids, together with The Wall Avenue Journal.

• All through his appearing profession, he has by no means accepted adverse roles. When requested why he’s so sceptical about adverse roles, he says,
  

  I’ll by no means adverse and weak roles as a result of I really feel I’m accountable in direction of my viewers. Morals are essential to me and I take my roles very severely and the picture I undertaking much more so. If I do a adverse position I consider I’m sending out a transparent message to a man residing in a chawl or ‘Rae Bareily’ that even he may be unhealthy. I strongly really feel that heroes shouldn’t do adverse roles as individuals suppose that if a hero like xyz can do it why can’t he. They’ll deny their duties in direction of ethical obligations however I really feel that’s incorrect as a result of ‘showbizz’ or no biz’ all of us are answerable for the message we give out as they’ve sturdy impression. See even Manmohan Desai provided me a adverse position proper after ‘Pitamaha’ however I simply didn’t need to do it, as negativism is just not in me. I can’t do one thing which I don’t have the capability to do, and I anyway need to come on display as a robust particular person.”

• Such was the dedication of Mukesh Khanna in direction of the position of “Bhishma Pitamah” that when Bhishma Pitamah made the vow of celibacy on-screen, Mukesh really vowed to not marry and have any relations with a girl by any means.

• What Mukesh Khanna performs on-screen, he advocates the identical in his real-life too, and he has by no means been noticed smoking or consuming alcohol. On the discharge of Ra.One, when Shah Rukh Khan stated that it was going to be India’s first superhero, Mukesh Khanna bashed him for his smoking behavior and stated,
  

  How can one play a superhero for youngsters if he smokes in actual life?”

   

• In April 2015, the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting appointed him the Chairman of Youngsters’s Movie Society, India (CFSI). Nonetheless, he resigned from the put up in February 2018. .

• Mukesh Khanna owns a manufacturing firm ” Bheeshma Productions and runs appearing faculties in Mumbai, Jaipur, Agra, and Chandigarh.

• After the re-telecast of Ramanand Sagar‘s Ramayan and B. R. Chopra’s Mahabharat on tv in March 2020, Mukesh Khanna took a dig at Sonakshi Sinha and stated,
  

  I feel the reruns will probably be helpful to many who haven’t watched the present earlier. It would additionally assist individuals like Sonakshi Sinha who don’t have any information about our mythological sagas. Folks like her don’t know who did lord Hunuman get Sanjivani for. There’s a video doing the rounds the place few boys are requested whose Mama (uncle) was Kans and so they received scared to reply. Some stated Duryodhan, others stated one thing else, so they don’t seem to be conscious of the mythology.”