Mukesh Khanna revealed two incidents that made him averse to Kapil Sharma and explained why he found the comedian ‘uncultured’.

Mukesh Khanna, known for his candid nature, opened up about his reasons for refusing to appear on The Kapil Sharma Show in 2020, along with the entire cast of Mahabharat, who reunited on the comedy show. Mukesh, who played Bhishma Pitamah in Mahabharat, revealed two incidents that made him averse to Kapil Sharma and explained why he found the comedian ‘uncultured.’

Speaking to Bollywood Thikana, Mukesh said, “I don’t like Bigg Boss or The Kapil Sharma Show because of the vulgarity, but he (Kapil Sharma) is a terrific entertainer, no doubt.”

Mukesh Khanna then shared the two incidents that shaped his resistance to Kapil Sharma. He explained, “There were two incidents… I won’t say they made me ‘anti-Kapil,’ but my vibrations didn’t match with him. The person might be good, but you don’t feel comfortable with him. I don’t think he even realises it, but I had told Krushna Abhishek. They used to do skits on Comedy Circus, and the mistake Kapil made was that he wore Shaktimaan’s costume, and in front of him was a girl, with a bed shown on the side.”

Mukesh expressed his disapproval of Kapil’s portrayal of Shaktimaan, saying, “I said, ‘What the hell!’ We’ve made this character so righteous, and you’re showing that since he’s busy, he isn’t going to a girl—otherwise, he would be wooing them. You’re doing this just for the sake of comedy. I called Krushna and questioned him about the act. Krushna told me that he was supposed to do this act, but Kapil took it from him.”

He added, “The second incident happened at an award show. I was sitting in the front row, and Kapil was, I think, just starting in the industry. So, Kapil sat next to me for 10-20 minutes but didn’t greet me once. He just took his award and left.”

Mukesh Khanna reflected on these incidents, saying, “These two things were on my mind. That’s why I said he is uncultured. Why do you think of yourself as being so big? When such a person behaves like this, they lose respect.”