Mukesh Khanna has time and again raised his ‘voice’ against women’s cloth, because why shouldn’t he? After all, men still decides for women on what to wear and how to. This time, Shaktiman, whom we idolized for his on-screen beliefs during our childhood, has a problem with Deepika Padukone’s ‘deliberately provocative’ outfit in Besharam Rang. Calling it a matter of “vulgarity”, Mukesh Khanna said that “our country is no Spain or Sweden that allows everything”.
He told a leading daily, “I think our film industry has gone haywire. This is a matter of vulgarity, it has nothing to do with any kind of religious problem. The censor board is no Supreme Court. They tell me very prominent people but can they not see all these attacks on the Hindu religion?”
He further added, “Ok, the issue at hand is that of vulgarity. Our country is no Spain or Sweden or such a country that allows everything. You dared to bring people in such limited clothing, next you will bring them without the clothes! The job of the censor board is to ensure that films do not hurt anyone’s personal feelings and beliefs. The censor must not pass such films that instigate or lead the youth astray. This song can mess up with the minds of the youth, not mislead. This is not a song made for the OTT, but a film. How could the censor pass it? Did they not see the deliberate provocative dressing?”
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Mukesh Khanna rose to fame with his 90s hit Superman show, Shaktiman, that is still etched on the hearts of many.
