Mukesh Khanna

Mukesh Khanna (born 23 June 1958) is an Indian actor, producer, and talk show host known for his work in Hindi films and television. He is best known for portraying the titular superhero in the television series Shaktimaan (1997–2005), which he also created and produced, and for his role as Bhishma in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat (1988–1990). He has also appeared in television series such as Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (2012–2013).

Mukesh Khanna
Born	(1958-06-23) 23 June 1958 (age 66)[1] Bombay, Bombay State, India
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai[2] Film and Television Institute of India
Occupations	Actor Producer Talk show host
Years active	1980–present
YouTube information
Channel	Bheeshm International
Years active	2019–present
Genre(s)	Entertainment and Informational
Subscribers	1.27 million[3]
Views	159 million[3]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2020 1,000,000 subscribers 2022
Last updated: 25 May 2024

Early life and education

Khanna was born into a Punjabi Hindu family with roots in Multan and Dipalpur, cities located in today's Punjab province of Pakistan, from where his family migrated to Mumbai (then Bombay) due to the 1947 partition.^[4]

Following his higher education at Mumbai's St. Xavier's College, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree and a Master of Laws qualification, he later completed an acting course from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.^[5]

Non-acting work

Chairman of the Children's Film Society India

Khanna was also the chairman of the Children's Film Society India, from which he resigned in February 2018.^[6]

YouTube channel

He is also the founder and director of the entertainment company Bheeshm International.^[7] He is currently running The Mukesh Khanna Show on his own YouTube channel, Bheeshm International.^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1988–1990	Mahabharat	Bhishma	Debut serial
1989	Vishwamitra	Vishvamitra
1990	Chunni	Karamjeet Singh
1994–1996	Chandrakanta	Janbaaz/Meghawat	[9]
1994	The Great Maratha	Ibrahim Khan Gardi	[10]
1995–1996	Marshall	Marshall
	Saraab	Ajay/Vijay
1996–1998	Yug	Darshan Lal
1997–1998	Vishwaas	Vijay Verma
1997–1998	Mahabharat Katha	Bhishma	Sequel to Mahabharat
1997	Mahayodha	Virat	Also producer
1997–2005	Shaktimaan	Shaktimaan/Pandit Gangadhar Shastri/Major Ranjit Singh/Shri Satya/Clone SHAKTIMAAN	Also producer
1997–1998	Maharana Pratap – The Pride of India	Rana Sangha	[11]
2002–2003	Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha	Aryamaan/Ojwan/Narrator	Also producer
2003	Deewar	Vikram Singh
	Ehsaas	Digvijay Singh Rathore
2007	Sautela	Vikram Arya/Vikrant	Also producer
2008	Kal Hamara Hai	Professor Vimalkant Vishnoyi
	Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya	Biswajeet Raichowdhury	[12]
2009	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai	Panini Guruji	episode: Nishan
2012–2013	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara	Purushottam Deewan
2013	Hamara Hero Shaktimaan	Shaktimaan	Also producer Television film
2016	Waaris	Lala Pratap Singh Bajwa	[13]

Videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Shaktimaan Masked[14]	Shaktimaan/Also Producer	To spread awareness about Covid-19
2021	Shambhu Ki Yaari	Devotee (Presented)	Bhajan on lord Shiva[15]

Web

Year	Series	Role	Notes
2019–2020	Sorry Shaktimaan[16]	Himself/Shaktimaan	Also producer
2020–present	The Mukesh Khanna Show[17]	Host
2021	Kailash Parvat: An Unsolved Mystery[18]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Roohi	Prakash	Debut film
1982	Waqt Ke Shahzade	Samson aka Sunny
1983	Dard-E-Dil	Govinda
1984	Captain Barry
1985	Mujhe Kasam Hai	Rakesh
1991	Saugandh	Chaudhary Sarang
	Saudagar	Gagan
1992	Tahalka	Major Krishna Rao
	Yalgaar	Mahendra Ashwini Kumar
1993	Meri Aan	Commissioner Ashfaque Khan
	Kundan[19]	Editor Sharma
	Rani Aur Maharani
	Shaktimaan	Diler
1994	Rakhwale
	Mohabbat Ki Aarzoo	Rai Bahadur Mahendra Pratap Singh
	Insaaniyat		Narrator
	Betaj Badshah	Balwan
	Main Khiladi Tu Anari	Arjun Joglekar
	Amaanat	Agarwal Seth
	Aao Pyar Karen	Shankar
	Pathreela Raasta	Inspector Arjun
1995	Police Lockup	Inspector Pratham
	Hukumnama	Inspector Rajan
	Pathreela Rasta	Inspector Arjun
	Reshma
	Jawab	Rajeshwar
	Paandav	Ashwin Kumar
	Maidan-E-Jung	S.P. Arun
	Policewala Gunda	Inspector Chauhan
	Nazar Ke Samne	Baadshah Khan
	Raja	Rana Mahendra Pratap Garhwal
	Taaqat	Police Inspector Khushwant Singh Bedi
	Guddu	Vikram Bahadur
	Veer	Tiger
	Barsaat	Baba
1996	Jagannath
	Himmat	Inspector D'Souza
	Himmatwar	Inspector Rajeshwar
	Bal Brahmachari	Thakur Raghuveer Singh
1997	Aakhri Sanghursh	Shakti Singh
	Nazarr	Commissioner
	Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya	Sardar Gul Khan
	Judge Mujrim	Mangal Singh
	Agnee Morcha
1998	Mahayuddh
	Keemat:They Are Back	Suraj Pratap Singh
	Zulm-O-Sitam	Ins. Liyaqat Khan
1999	Jaalsaaz	Advocate D.K. Khanna
	International Khiladi	Bismillah	[20]
2000	Gang	Lala	[21]
	Khauff	S.P. Jaidev Singh	[22]
	Hera Pheri	Police Commissioner Prakash
2001	Censor		[23]
	Ek Aur Jung
	Hamari Bahu
2003	Tada
2004	Plan	Alibhai	Special appearance[24]
	Mission Mumbai	Inspector Indrajeet
2005	Dhana 51	Mahesh Chandra	Telugu film
	Hanuman	Hanuman (voice)	[25]
	The Film	Police Commissioner of Mumbai
2009	Chal Chalein	Justice Bharat Kumar	[26]
2010	Barood : (The Fire) - A Love Story	Abhay Kumar
2012	Akkad Bakkad Bam Be Bo	Ins. Vikram
	Krishna Aur Kans	Akroor (voice) and Narrator
2014	Ardha Gangu Ardha Gondya		Marathi film
	Rajadhi Raja	Sikhander	Malayalam film[27]
	Money Back Guarantee	God
2022	3 Shyaane	Businessman
2024	Purushothamudu	Harsha Vardhan Khanna	Telugu film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2013	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara	Nominated	[28]