Shaktimaan is back: Mukesh Khanna teases fans with first poster, teaser
Before Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Batman captivated Indian hearts, one superhero ruled supreme: Shaktimaan. The beloved hero is about to make an explosive return to the screen.
Shaktimaan is back: Before Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Batman captivated Indian hearts, one superhero ruled supreme: Shaktimaan. The beloved hero is about to make an explosive return to the screen. On Sunday, actor Mukesh Khanna, who played Shaktimaan, teased his comeback, evoking nostalgic reactions from social media fans.
On Saturday, Mukesh posted a picture and a video clip on Instagram. The video clip includes the caption, “As Darkness & Evil Prevails Over Children of Today, Bheeshm International Brings Back India's First Super Teacher Super Hero."
The video then shows Mukesh as Shaktimaan. He arrives at a school and begins singing, “Aazadi ke deewanon ne jung ladhi phir jaanein di, ang ang kat gaye magar anch watan par na ane di...”
He sings the song while looking at photographs of heroes like Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, and Subhash Chandra Bose.
Mukesh captioned the photo on Instagram, "It’s Time For HIM to RETURN. Our First Indian SUPER TEACHER- SUPER HERO. YES! As Darkness And Evil prevail over Children of Today… It's time for him to return. He returns with a Message. He returns with a Teaching. For today’s generation. Welcome Him. With both hands”.
The announcement of Shaktimaan's return received joyful reactions from fans, who took to social media to share their happiness and nostalgia. Where one user said, "I have missed school many times to see this,” another wrote, “Mere shaktiman”.