31-10-2020

Mukesh Khanna best known for playing Shaktimaan and Bhishma Pitamah in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, is under scrutiny for making misogynistic statements on the MeToo movement. In a clip being shared on Twitter, the actor alleges that only women are responsible for giving rise to issues like sexual harassment.

�Aurat ka kaam hai ghar sambhalna, jo maaf karna mein kabhi kabhi bol bhi jata hu (The job of a woman is to take care of the house). Problem kaha se shuru hue hai #MeToo ki jab aurato ne bhi kaam karna shuru kar diya (The problem of MeToo began when women started working). Aaj aurat mard ke saath kandhey se kandha milani ke baat karti hai (Today, women talk about walking shoulder-to-shoulder with men),� Khanna bizarrely said in the viral clip. We couldn't verify the date and authenticity of the video though.

His comments have caused outrage on Twitter, with slamming him for his "misogynistic" and "patriarchal" views. One user wrote, "This man is sick. In short, if women will step out for work, men are entitled to sexually assault them? If women want safety, they should stay at home. Shame on You, Mukesh Khanna." A female user wrote, "I am as intelligent, capable, deserving of (equal) human rights as my husband and I am not going �back to the kitchen�. #sorryshaktiman #mukeshkhanna #metoo."

Earlier, Mukesh Khanna had received backlash for his comments about actor Sonakshi Sinha. Mukesh had taken a jibe at Sonakshi for lacking knowledge about Hindu mythological epic, Ramayana.