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Tall, dashing, evergreen senior super-actor-singer-producer Mukesh Khanna ('Shaktimaan) is fully charged with his latest just-released viral krantikari Paheli Geet 2 video-song under his banner of 'Bheeshm International'! Which sees him this in the screen-avataar of Gyaani 'Gangadhar'! ' 'Paheli Geet' 1 and 2 are a brilliant blend of musical curious quizzical vocal verses awareness with vibes of patriotism combined with authentic history of freedom-fighters involving a group of smart school-children!
This Paheli Geet-2 release has been perfectly timed with the Pre-Independence Day ( Aug 15th) patriotic sentiments.. In fact, the enthusiastic Mukesh-jee is almost ready with his next Patriotic Paheli Geet 3, which goes 'Saare Jahaan Sey Achha' expected to release on August 12th!
Explains 'patriotic' Mukesh Khanna, who is known for his self-respecting, candid, outspoken nature and discipline, "We have been fighting for the last 10 years, (from Chandra Shekhar Azad to many others), we are running a campaign to give them the status of 'Martyrs'. Jai Hind Abhiyaan. We thought of making songs to let both young, curious children and adults, and even elderly people know much more about these freedom fighters and martyrs. Most of them know only a few names, maybe around a maximum of 10 to 15 names. In fact, there are over 7000 revolutionaries who have lost their lives in the freedom struggle. Somewhere, I felt like making songs dedicated to some of them. In fact, I also have created a historic calendar which has something significant relating to an anniversary or a historic event for all 365 days of the year, '.
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Taking to his Instagram, he shared the song and wrote in the caption, "Paheli Geet 2 - A unique musical tribute to the unsung heroes of India's freedom struggle. Presented by Mukesh Khanna and Bheeshm International, this song is designed to engage young minds through melody, mystery, and patriotism. Can you solve the paheli (riddle) behind the voice of a revolutionary?"
Mukesh Khanna, the legendary actor who played the titular role, has made a power-packed comeback as Shaktimaan, and this time as lovable gyaani 'Gangadhar'!
Mega-star Mukesh Khanna, known for his powerful dialogue delivery in both movies and as 'Bheeshm Pitamaha' in legendary B R Chopra's epic TV show "Mahabaharat' has discovered his own hidden musical talent.
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Talking about his lyrical song as a "super-hero-teacher, which he has sung Mukesh says, "Honestly, I am neither a trained singer nor an agile dancer. Instead of getting a playback singer, I sang in my voice, which elevates the authentic patriotic passion that I have as Shaktimaan.. Believe me, I will definitely not be comfortable playing a romantic hero or even a negative villain. But my passion and forte is action and power-packed dialogues. My mission is to generate historic-reverence-value awareness among most of today's children who seem to be often controlled by and fully dependent for info-advice on Google, which frequently acts like their foster-parents", says Mukesh.
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Continues Mukesh," Life for most of today's WhatsApp-obsessed and Google-obsessed youth is very fast -- always expecting instant results. They seem to be constantly running away from reality. They need to often take a breather-break. In the process, they are losing emotional family sensitivity and reverence for elders and teachers, and spiritual Gurus. Which in the past has always been a proud integral part of Indian culture. Our education system needs to be revamped, and the Government should incorporate major elements of the ancient Gurukul system. Where every young student is trained to become self-sufficient and is also inculcated with moral values," insists Mukesh, who is the anchor-presenter film and TV star Mukesh of his YouTube heart-to-heart candid home-production talk-show called "The Mukesh Khanna Show" with eminent showbiz celebrities, which is immensely popular.
The historic enlightening melodious krantikari Paheli Geet-2 (quizzical format) song, with Mukesh as gyaani Gangadhar, has garnered an overwhelming response, especially from young children and adults alike on YouTube. The music video, brilliantly directed by Inayat Shaikh with Samit Bansal as creative director, features Mukesh as 'Gangadhar' who quizzes children about India's freedom fighters. The energetic choreography by veteran Pappu Khanna and captivating composition by Surya Rajkamal perfectly complement the song's patriotic spirit.
Meanwhile, the million-dollar question nagging everyone's minds across India was and is that whenever 'Shaktimaan' is made into a 2-D and 3-D big-screen movie, who will play the superhero title role? Top celeb names like the flamboyant Ranveer Singh were avidly speculated, especially because in the past, Ranveer was very keen to play Shaktimaan and had come to meet Mukesh. But Mukesh had
Which is why Mukesh clarified, " Yes, Shaktimaan-The Movie is happening with Sony in the near future. Now there is a nationwide popular consensus that Shaktimaan hai Ayushmaan! Who better than Mukesh, who deserves this renewed maan-sammaan to play Shaktimaan, instead of a new face?
Justifying his new musical-vocal dimension, Mukesh Khanna emphasized the importance of such patriotic informative songs, "No medium is more effective than vocal music to convey a message Because lyrical songs have much more recall value and grab attention of children, than just narrative commentary or dialogues This song will educate listeners about our freedom struggle, major sacrifices and rich history." says Mukesh who feels that current generation of youngsters should ( minimise social media fixation ) also watch traditional popular animation and read interesting picture books of knowledge blended with healthy humor. There are several wonderful popular options in the market, like Motu-Patlu as part of Lot-Pot ( Hindi)!
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Not surprisingly, Mukesh Khanna said, he idolises iconic actor-director Manoj Kumar and strongly recommends 'Mr Bharat' ( Manoj)'s watching of patriotic musical movies like 'Shaheed', 'Upkar' and Purab Aur Paschim' for today's young generation ! .
Mukesh has now taken up this bold mission, Krantikari 'Paheli Geet, series initiative, which aims to educate and inspire the younger generation to learn about India's rich history and its daring freedom fighters-martyrs and realize their priceless sacrifices, their bravery, and their patriotic passion.
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On the shooting sets. During breaks, I, as a film-journalist, had observed that often, because of his tall, graceful height and long legs, superstar Amitabh Bachchan would prefer to sit 'comfortably' on stacked-up (four) chairs. During his one-on-one news media interactions yesterday late evening, 'Shaktimaan' Mukesh Khanna, who is also a six-footer, was also seen sitting comfortably on multiple stacked (03) chairs!
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