New Delhi. Mukesh Khanna is one of the best actors in Hindi cinema. At the beginning of his career, he was compared to Amitabh Bachchan. At the beginning of his career, he created a distinct identity in the industry on the basis of his hard work and ability. But after a few flop films, he was tagged as a flop actor.
‘Shaktimaan’ fame actor Mukesh Khanna is often seen talking about many issues related to society on social media. Once, while talking about his career, he said that he was once declared a flop actor. Actor Mukesh Khanna says that his career had just started, but then he was given the tag of a flop actor.
When the movies started to flop
Mukesh Khanna worked in many films in the beginning of his career. But he did not get much success. He saw a very bad time between 1984 and 1986. He had 15 films from 1984 to 1986. Out of these, only three-four films were released and none of his films became a hit. After three or four films flopped, people gave him the tag of a flop actor.
Amitabh Bachchan’s three words proved costly
Once he did a commercial ad. Meanwhile, another ad of his was liked a lot. This ad was shown not only on TV but also during the interval during the screening of films. In this ad, Mukesh Khanna comes down the stairs and many girls surround him. Mukesh Khanna had revealed in an interview to ‘On the Talks’ that once Amitabh Bachchan was also watching a film in the theater with his friends and he saw this ad. As soon as Amitabh saw this ad, he said, ‘Saala…copy karta hai’. After this, four films of Mukesh Khanna flopped. Mukesh believes that these three words of Amitabh Bachchan had a great impact on his career.
Let us tell you that Mukesh Khanna’s dream of making a place in films remained unfulfilled. But he had made his mark on TV. He got recognition in every household by playing the role of Bhishma in B.R. Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’. He also made a big name by playing Shaktimaan.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 24, 2024, 15:43 IST
