Mukesh Khanna clarifies Ranveer Singh has not been officially cast as Shaktimaan following their meeting | Hindi Movie News

Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna recently revealed that Ranveer Singh came to meet him at his office recently. Following their meeting, many people speculated that Ranveer was being finalised to play Shaktimaan, the legendary superhero from the Doordarshan serial, originally played by Mukesh Khanna.
Khanna has now addressed the situation in a video message and clarified that Ranveer Singh has not been officially cast as Shaktimaan.He stated, “Ranveer Singh came to meet me. Within 2-3 hours of sharing this video, the news channels started sharing videos that Ranveer Singh came to convince Mukesh ji. Mukesh ji said that Ranveer Singh has a very dynamic personality and according to him, there is no more energetic actor in this industry than him. Let me tell you that I have said all this but I have never said that he is going to play the role of Shaktimaan. Note that.”

In his previous video, Khanna thanked his fans for their input on who should portray Shaktimaan, acknowledging the diverse range of suggestions, including Vidyut Jammwal, Mohit Raina, Rajinikanth, Allu Arjun, and Ram Charan.

Khanna was particularly moved that some fans suggested he reprise the role, despite the years gone by. He shared photos of his meeting with Ranveer Singh and spoke highly of him, describing him as a “very good person with a dynamic personality.”

Though Khanna kept some details of their conversation private, he revealed that they discussed various topics for 3-4 hours. He praised Ranveer as “the most energetic actor in the industry.”