'Distorting mythological facts' in films, Mukesh Khanna criticises Kalki 2898 AD

The recently, released movie Kalki 2898 AD on June 27, 2024, directed by Nag Ashwin is been doing fabulous business at the box office. The star cast of the film involves Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Hassan. They all are receiving appreciation from the audience for their excellence in acting. Yet, actor Mukesh Khanna who is famous for playing the roles of Shaktiman and Bhishma in BR Chopra's television series Mahabharat, has mixed opinions on the film. The actor is not happy with the filmmakers showcasing so much of twisted elements of Mahabharata in the movie. 

Sharing his views on the new film 'Kalki 2898 AD', he posted a long video on his official YouTube channel regarding this. Mukesh says that Kalki can be compared with Hollywood films such as Avatar due to the standards set. And, the



performance by the great actor Amitabh Bachchan needs a lot of appreciation. 

However, the actor criticised the film saying, "One thing that he is getting bothered with is the filmmakers tried to change the mythology in the movie. In the start, Lord Krishna will come, taking the gem from Ashwathama that was on his forehead, telling him that in the future, he will be Lord Krishna's saviour. But, Krishna never said this. The actor questions the makers of the film how can they assume to know more than the Vyas muni, who told the thing that can't exist anywhere, how can it exist here? Mukesh has been reading Mahabharata since childhood, he never read about Lord Krishna removing the gem from Ashwathama. He says it was Draupadi who informed that his gem 'mani' must be removed after Ashwathama killed all the five children of her."