Shaktimaan: Makers Approach ‘Adipurush’ Director Om Raut To Helm A Trilogy With Ranveer Singh Leading It?

Veteran TV actor Mukesh Khanna earlier this year announced a movie that will be the adaptation of the popular superhero TV show Shaktimaan. The announcement came as a surprise for many. Fans are also quite excited about the film. Amidst this, Om Raut and Ranveer Singh’s names have come up related to the film.

For the unversed, the iconic TV show ran on DD National from 1997 till the mid-2000s. The veteran actor was seen playing the titular superhero and his alter ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastriji, a geeky photographer at a newspaper.

As per India Today report, Ranveer Singh is keen to step into the role played by Mukesh Khanna and it will be a trilogy. As of now, the actor is busy filming for Karan Johar’s film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The report also quoted a source as saying, “Ranveer has shown a keen interest in playing Shaktimaan, the Indian superhero. The makers too feel that Ranveer can bring a natural charisma to the superhero character, who was first introduced in 1997. Talks are on with the actor and the team.”