Mukesh

Actor

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Guzaarish

(19 Nov 2010)

Actor

Musician

Awards

1977

Filmfare Awards
(Best Playback Singer Male)

1973

Filmfare Awards
(Best Playback Singer Male)

1971

Filmfare Awards
(Best Playback Singer Male)

1960

Filmfare Awards
(Best Playback Singer)

News

Mukesh Khanna says #MeToo began after women started working, receives backlash

31 Oct 2020

The #MeToo movement showed the dark side of all the industries where women face harassment. Even in Bollywood, many names came into the spotlight who were accused of assault, harassment, and many such allegations. But, actor Mukesh Khanna feels otherwise. His recent statement has angered the netizens as he blamed that the #MeToo cases happened because women wanted to be equal with men.Known as Shaktimaan and Bheeshma Pitamah of Television, Mukesh Khanna has been a well-known face of the Indian entertainment industry. In a recent interview with FilmyCharcha, he said, Aurat ki rachna alag hoti hai aur mard ki alag hoti hai. Aurat ka kaam hai ghar sambhalna. Problem kahan shuru huyi #MeToo ki? Jab auraton ne bhi kaam karna shuru kar diya. Aaj aurat aadmi ke sath kandhey se kandha milane ni baat karti hai. Problem yahi se shuru hoti hai. Sabse pehle jo member suffer karta hai woh ghar ka bachcha suffer karta hai jisko maa nahi milti (A woman is different and a man is different. A woman's job is to take care of the house. The problem of #MeToo began when women moved out of the house and started working. Today she wants to work shoulder to shoulder with men. But more than that the child who travels has to be away from his mother. The child is forced to live with a nanny and sits with him as she is watching serial like 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'. A man is a man and a woman is a woman)."This did not go down well with netizens who called out his misogynistic mindset. They slammed for his views. After much backlash, on Saturday evening, he took to Twitter to say that he regrets he couldn't present his view correctly and that he has always respected women. He wrote, " (My film journey confirms that I have always respected the women. This is known to every artist or member of every film unit, that I have always respected everyone. If any woman is hurt by this statement I am sorry that I was not able to put my point correctly)." Mukesh Khanna (@actmukeshkhanna)

Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt release official statement denying drug allegations made by LuvIena Lodh

31 Oct 2020

After filing a defamation case in the Bombay High Court, Mukesh Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt have released an official statement denying drug allegations made by Sumit Sabherwals estranged wife Luviena Lodh. The model-actor had claimed in an Instagram video that she was being harassed by her husband and Bhatt brothers. After appearing before the court earlier this week, she spoke to the media and said, Mahesh Bhatt is the biggest don of the industry. If you don't play by his rules, he destroys your career and life." Furthermore, she stated if anything happens to her or her family, Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Sumit Sabherwal, Sahil Sehgal, and Kumkum Sehgal should be considered responsible for it.She added, Everyone knows that every person who works for Vishesh Films (Bhatts' Production house) consumes drugs, but no one talks about the Bhatt family." She had also alleged that her estranged husband was Bhatts nephew and would supply drugs to celebrities including Amyra Dastur and Sapna Pabbi.After her interaction with the media, Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt released a joint statement denying all these allegations.Heres the full statement, according to Zee News:As a public figure, we have accepted that ones private life can be the subject matter of curiosity, interest, scrutiny and gossip, often, intense, irresponsible or even unfair. we have regarded this as an occupational hazard and a part and parcel of life and therefore exercised great restraint in engaging with or responding to, the same.We have however recently been at the receiving end of a vicious and malicious campaign launched by Ms. Luviena Lodh who falsely claims, her husband to be our nephew.Ms. Lodh has, since 2016, been engaged in a matrimonial dispute with her husband Mr. Sumit Sabherwal who works for our company Vishesh Films. She has also been served recently with proceedings for evicting her from a residential flat which she is occupying. She has, therefore, as a litigation strategy, decided to personally target us and members of our family, by levelling scurrilous and grossly defamatory allegations, against us, in the hope that this will result in the eviction proceedings not being pursued.Towards this end, Ms. Luviena Lodh published and circulated, on her Instagram account, a video making grossly defamatory, false, scurrilous and distasteful allegations against us. Since this was not idle gossip but a malicious attack, we both were constrained to file a defamation suit before the Honble Bombay High Court. By its Order dated 26th October, 2020, the court restrained Ms. Lodh from making defamatory statements against us whether by way of circulating the said video or otherwise in any manner whatsoever.In complete disregard thereto, Ms. Lodh has continued to peddle lies and falsehood to besmirch our reputation and malign our character. In her desperation to escape the eviction proceedings she held a press conference, where she reiterated her falsehood and even misrepresented the court order. The proceedings of the Press Conference has only served to expose what her real agenda is use attacks on us and our family as a quid pro quo to escape eviction proceedings.As we have already sought and secured legal protection and as the matter is sub-judice, we are taking legal advice on the further course of action to adopt.In the meanwhile, we are making this statement to place on record that all allegations made by Ms. Lodh against us are false, incorrect and baseless. We are confident about our case and have complete faith that our stand will be judicially vindicated. We are confident that truth will prevail and unlike her, we do not need to take recourse to publicity stunts or malicious mud-slinging.In an official statement released by his lawyers, Sumit Sabherwal has said that he is not related to the Bhatt brothers. The claims and contents of the video being circulated by our clients estranged wife Mrs. Luveena Lodh are denied in toto, the statement read.Our client expresses his deepest regret that the good name of Mr. Mahesh Bhatt & Mr. Mukesh Bhatt (herein after referred to as the Bhatt Brothers) is being sullied solely due to his pending (since 2016) matrimonial dispute with his wife. It is made amply clear that our client is merely and employee of M/s Vishesh Films Pvt Ltd. and NOT related to either of the Bhatt Brothers as has falsely and maliciously been sought to be made out by the videos in question. Every attempt being made in order to formulate a relation between our client and the Bhatt brothers must be construed as a well-crafted conspiracy to precipitate and motivate a lucrative settlement for her disputes with our client; as is amply made clear in her interviews as well, the statement read.In her video, Lodh had claimed that Mahesh Bhatt was aware that her estranged husband supplied drugs and women to various actors. If you dont play by his rules, he will make life difficult for you. Mahesh Bhatt has ruined a lot of lives by putting them out of work. He makes one phone call and people lose their job. Ever since I filed a case against him, he has been trying to enter my house and remove me from this house. No one files my NC (non-cognizable complaint) either and even after great difficulty I manage to file an NC, no action is taken, she said in the video.It is to be noted that the Bhatts have sought one crore in damages and a restraining order from making any such false claims in the future in their defamation case filing against the actress.

Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt file a defamation suit of Rs. 1 crore against Luviena Lodh

27 Oct 2020

On Monday, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt filed a defamation suit against aspiring actor Luviena Lodh in the Bombay High Court for making defamatory, slanderous and false allegations against them. The Bhatt siblings sought Rs. 1 crore in damages and also a restraining order from making any such false claims in the future.The suit also claimed that Sumit Sabharwal was not directly related to the Bhatts and that he was the son of the applicants sisters husbands brother. The plea was taken up for urgent hearing on Monday, where a single bench of Justice AK Menon asked Lodh to file a reply. The next hearing has been posted for after three weeks. Meanwhile, Lodh's advocate assured that she would not publish or make any such statement against the plaintiffs.Last week, Luviena took to her social media handle and posted a video where she accused Mahesh Bhatt of ruining people's life and called him the "biggest don of the industry". In the video, she claimed to have been married to Bhatt's nephew Sumit Sabharwal. She accused Sumit of supplying drugs and girls and said that is the reason she filed for a divorce. Lodh claimed that Bhatt was well aware of Sabharwal's business.

Sumit Sabherwal responds to estranged wife Luveena Lodh, dismisses allegations related to Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt

26 Oct 2020

Sumit Sabherwal has responded to his estranged wife, model-actor Luveena Lodh, and dismissed the allegations made against him, Mukesh Bhatt, and Mahesh Bhatt. The model-actor had claimed in an Instagram video that she was being harassed by her husband and Bhatt brothers.In an official statement released by his lawyers, Sumit Sabherwal has said that he is not related to the Bhatt brothers. The claims and contents of the video being circulated by our clients estranged wife Mrs. Luveena Lodh are denied in toto, the statement read.Our client expresses his deepest regret that the good name of Mr. Mahesh Bhatt & Mr. Mukesh Bhatt (herein after referred to as the Bhatt Brothers) is being sullied solely due to his pending (since 2016) matrimonial dispute with his wife. It is made amply clear that our client is merely an employee of M/s Vishesh Films Pvt Ltd. and NOT related to either of the Bhatt Brothers as has falsely and maliciously been sought to be made out by the videos in question. Every attempt being made in order to formulate a relation between our client and the Bhatt brothers must be construed as a well-crafted conspiracy to precipitate and motivate a lucrative settlement for her disputes with our client; as is amply made clear in her interviews as well, the statement read.In her video, Lodh had claimed that Mahesh Bhatt was aware that her estranged husband supplied drugs and women to various actors. If you dont play by his rules, he will make life difficult for you. Mahesh Bhatt has ruined a lot of lives by putting them out of work. He makes one phone call and people lose their job. Ever since I filed a case against him, he has been trying to enter my house and remove me from this house. No one files my NC (non-cognizable complaint) either and even after great difficulty I manage to file an NC, no action is taken, she said in the video.In her official statement, she said, 2010, I was told by Sumit and his mother that Sumit is Mahesh Bhatts relative, it was a start of relationship so verbal commitment was enough of a proof for us as Mahesh Bhatt and Kumkum Saigal(mahesh bhatt real sister) always told that 1) Sumit 2) Mohit 3) Vishesh 4) Emraan are all are our Son. In 2016 when the separation began first attempt from their side to vacate the house at 1E/1102 ,Mumbai in the letter which was served to us by their lawyer Mr Agnes Martins on 30/06/2016 the letter clearly states on page 2 point number 2 " my client states your husband is distantly related to my client i.e. Your husband is father's brother's wife namely Sheela's younger sister namely Kumkum Surendra Saigal's son."In another attempt to evict me from my matrimonial house In NM/06/10/2020 in Suit No/879/2020 by their lawyer Amit Survase suit filed by Sahil Saigal. It states as that "Defendant nos 1 & 2 are husband and wife and are distant relatives of the plaintiff as defendant no 2 is the son of the brother of the brother in law of Mrs. Kumkum Saigal. Mrs Kumkum Saigal is the mother of the plaintiff. Mahesh Bhatt family has had a history of divorces by denying the relation they want to prove Sumit belongs to middle class and thus by proving so they want to deny luviena from her right of Alimony and Maintenance. I am ready to take the stand for this and the said is pending before the courts of law and If that was the case the Andheri Court in DV/166/2016 would not have granted me right to stay in the my matrimonial home which is still in force. All I can say is this is an attempt to dilute the truth by my husband and his relatives but in the end only truth survives. Currently, Luviena is being presented by Lawyer Mr. Prashant Pandey in her fight against bhatt family, the official statement read.

Kapil Sharma responds to Mukesh Khannas comments of calling The Kapil Sharma Shows content vulgar

20 Oct 2020

Recently, the entire cast of Mahabharat was invited to be the guests on The Kapil Sharma Show. While the entire cast agreed, Mukesh Khanna was nowhere to be seen and was asked by his fans the reason behind his absence. However, Mukesh Khanna had expressed distaste over the content of the show and said that there were too many vulgar jokes. He had also pointed out how a particular joke cracked with Arun Govil, who portrayed the role of Ram in Ramayan, did not sit well with him.After his comments, Kapil Sharma has finally responded to his comments. He said that he is trying hard along with his team to bring a smile on peoples face during these trying times. He further said that when the whole world is going through a difficult time, its important to bring a smile on peoples faces. It depends on individual-to-individual whether they choose to find happiness or shortcomings from situations. Kapil further said he chooses to look at the brighter side and said that he would rather focus on his work and will continue to do so in the future.Mukesh Khanna, in his Instagram post had called The Kapil Sharma Show the worst and wrote, This show is full of fuhadpana, full of double meaning words, taking a turn towards vulgarity with every moment. In which the men wear womens clothes, do cheap things and people laugh, holding their stomachs.

Mukesh Khanna to revive Shaktimaan for screen with a three-film franchise

1 Oct 2020

Actor Mukesh Khanna who portrayed the role of Indias first superhero -Shaktimaan in the nineties is in talks to turn the popular TV show into a three-film franchise. Mukesh Khanna had wowed the audience with his performance as Shaktimaan and Gangadhar in the show.Talking to a news agency, Mukesh Khanna said that it is a dream come true for him. He said that Shaktimaan was, is and will always be the first Indian superhero and he also calls him as the 'super teacher'.Talking further about Shaktimaan, he said that it is an evergreen, and an extremely contemporary story. The actor said that in every decade and every century, darkness tries to prevail over light and truth, but ultimately truth wins.Khanna said that he has been promising fans of the show for a while now that Shaktimaan 2.0 is coming up. The actor feels responsible towards his fans who have literally grown up with him. He said that he said Vijayee bhava to everyone and now feels that it is time to say the same to himself.The first film of the trilogy will most likely go on floors in the second half of 2021. Shaktimaan first aired in 1997 and went on till the first half of 2005. Khanna played the role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego "Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri" a photographer for the newspaper Aaj ki Awaaz. Shaktimaan was depicted as a human who has attained superhuman powers through meditation and five elements of nature: Space, Earth, Air, Fire, Water.

Rhea Chakraborty names Bollywood celebrities Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh, Mukesh Chhabra and others in drug case: Reports

12 Sep 2020

Actor Rhea Chakraborty was questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for three days before she was arrested on September 8. The actress has been arrested for procuring drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput. It was earlier reported that Rhea had also revealed names of Bollywood celebrities for consumption of drugs. According to a Times Now report, Rhea confessed that Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and fashion designer Simone Khambatta would consume narcotics substance. In another report, names of casting director Mukesh Chhabra and Sushant's former manager Rohini Iyer has also surfaced. As per the report, Rhea specifically named the above mentioned celebrities in a 20-page-long statement to the NCB. After the confession by Rhea, the NCB will be probing all the names given to them. In the upcoming days, the NCB will be summoning all 25 A-listers Bollywood. Meanwhile, Rhea Chakraborty has been sent to the Byculla jail. According to reports, the actress has been placed in a single cell adjacent to murder accused Indrani Mukerjea. A special court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the bail plea of Rhea Chakraborty and five other accused. The actress will be in judicial custody till September 22.

Mahesh Bhatts Sadak 2 shoot to resume by July first week

20 Jun 2020

The makers of the upcoming film Sadak 2 directed by Mahesh Bhatt had only a song shoot left when the pandemic hit the nation and everything came to a halt. It has been three months since the lockdown, and the industry is slowly resuming work while following strict guidelines as directed by the Maharashtra Government. According to reports, Mukesh Bhatt, the co-producer of Sadak 2, plans to resume shooting by the first week of July. The movie starring Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt might be one of the first Bollywood films to roll. The special song featuring the four leads was initially supposed to be shot in Ooty, but the makers are now making changes in the track to shoot it in Mumbai. Bhatt said that they got a go-ahead from the Film City and are currently determining which studio they can shoot in. They will also need to build a small set for the song. 

Dil Bechara director Mukesh Chhabra gives his statement to the police regarding Sushant Singh Rajputs demise

18 Jun 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput’s next release with Sanjana Sanghi, Dil Bechara, was scheduled for an OTT release later this year. With his sudden demise, the industry is still coping with the loss but the police are making sure to keep a thorough check on his demise. 10 people closest to Sushant were called to give their statements including Dil Bechara director, Mukesh Chhabra.Mukesh admitted that he had no idea about his professional feud with other production houses. As per the report, Mukesh said that he was an intelligent actor who disliked talking over the phone and would usually disconnect calls whenever they tried to do that. Mukesh further said that he loved playing video games and reading books, especially those on quantum physics.While we await further details, not a lot of people were aware of his professional rivalry with the production houses.

Vicky Kaushal, Neil Nitin Mukeshs building quarantined

21 Apr 2020

After a young girl was tested positive for the Coronavirus, a poshhigh-rise in suburban Mumbai OberoiSpringswhich houses severalBollywooodactors and directors has been completely sealed off. The buildings residents include choreographer-director Ahmed Khan, NeilNitinMukesh, VickyKaushal andChitrangadaSingh. When I contacted one of the star-residents, the person agreed to share details on condition of anonymity, Weve been asked not to talk about this (the Corona case in the building) as theres bound to be an immediate ostracizing of all the residents. Yes, a little girl tested positive two days ago. It has made no difference to our life. We were in any case not stepping out of our homes. So theres no change. We are comfortable as we get all our grocery at our apartment door. Another star-resident says, Things are bad everywhere inMumbai. When they found a positive case in our building complex all the Wings were sealed, even those where the Corona infected girl didnt stay.