Mukesh Khanna reveals why he called Kapil Sharma 'uncultured', slams comedian's portrayal of Shaktimaan: 'When such a person behaves like...'

Veteran film and TV actor Mukesh Khanna, who is known for making bold and controversial statements, revealed the reason for not appearing on The Kapil Sharma Show.

In 2020, Mahabharat’s complete cast arrived on The Kapil Sharma Show except for Mukesh Khanna.

“I don’t like Bigg Boss or The Kapil Sharma Show because of the vulgarity, but he (Kapil Sharma) is a terrific entertainer, no doubt,” said Khanna while talking to Bollywood Thikana.

The Shaktimaan star revealed two reasons, which made him anti-Kapil Sharma. “There were two incidents… I won’t say they made me ‘anti-Kapil,’ but my vibrations didn’t match with him. The person might be good, but you don’t feel comfortable with him. I don’t think he even realises it, but I had told Krushna Abhishek. They used to do skits on Comedy Circus, and the mistake Kapil made was that he wore Shaktimaan’s costume, and in front of him was a girl, with a bed shown on the side,” he revealed.

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“I said, ‘What the hell!’ We’ve made this character so righteous, and you’re showing that since he’s busy, he isn’t going to a girl—otherwise, he would be wooing them. You’re doing this just for the sake of comedy. I called Krushna and questioned him about the act. Krushna told me that he was supposed to do this act, but Kapil took it from him,” adding, “The second incident happened at an award show. I was sitting in the front row, and Kapil was, I think, just starting in the industry. So, Kapil sat next to me for 10-20 minutes but didn’t greet me once. He just took his award and left.”

Reflecting on these incidents, he said, “These two things were on my mind. That’s why I said he is uncultured. Why do you think of yourself as being so big? When such a person behaves like this, they lose respect.”