Mukesh Khanna has strongly reacted to the controversy surrounding Samay Raina’s show, criticising.
The kind of content being created online and warning about its impact on young audiences. In an interview with Zoom, the actor said content creators must take responsibility for what they put out, especially when it reaches a wide audience.
‘Corrupting The Youth For Money’
Referring to the India’s Got Latent controversy involving Ranveer Allahbadia and Raina, Khanna said, “You are even defending him, saying he meditates and has appeared on your channel. You are taking ownership of such statements made on your platform. You are not even ashamed. Everyone was laughing—even a girl sitting there. I was shocked. Is this the future of our country?”
Khanna Defends Shaktimaan
Khanna also took issue with Raina’s remarks on Shaktimaan, saying the comedian had no right to criticise the iconic character.
“This Mr Raina, who supports such content and criticises others, has also criticised a character like Shaktimaan. He has no right to do that,” he said.
Addressing long-standing claims about the show, Khanna added, “He doesn’t even know that no children died because of the show. Some narratives were created earlier, but we clarified them at the time. We even won court cases—reports from places like Begusarai and Pune were proven wrong. Those incidents happened for other reasons but were wrongly linked to Shaktimaan.”
He further defended the show’s legacy, saying, “Shaktimaan ran successfully for seven years—that itself proves its goodness, popularity and innocence. Children grew up with it. But if they grow up consuming this kind of content, the generation will go astray.”
What Samay Raina Said
In his stand-up special Still Alive, Raina addressed the backlash and referenced Shaktimaan, saying:
“Shaktimaan aa gaya tha yaar. Shaktimaan se kaise ladenge? Sorry, Shaktimaan! Tune bachhe maare hain… tu kya moral high ground lekar baitha hai?”
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