Director Nag Ashwin’s film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is getting good response from the audience. Mukesh Khanna gave a negative review of the film at the time of its release. Due to which he was criticized a lot. Now he has clarified his statement. He has said that there was no intention to disappoint people
Mukesh Khanna said about the film on his YouTube channel that this film is made for the intelligent people of the West. People of Odisha and Bihar will not understand this. When Mukesh Khanna’s statement was criticized, he clarified on it.
Mukesh Khanna wrote on X, ‘There was no intention to insult the people of Odisha and Bihar. I came to know through social media that people of Odisha and Bihar believe that I have insulted their intelligence while reviewing the movie ‘Kalki’. This is a big misunderstanding, which I want to clear up.’
Mukesh Khanna said, ‘I pointed out only two flaws about the film. One of which was that it has distorted the facts of the Mahabharata. Secondly, the first part of the film is boring and confusing, which the general audience will not understand. I presented the rural people of Odisha and Bihar as examples and said that many people would not understand the first part of the Hollywood style.’
Mukesh Khanna went on to say, ‘I talked about the flaws of the film, nowhere did I make fun of people’s intelligence. I have been to Odisha and Bihar for election campaigns and events. I have also been to Puri temple. Why should I speak ill of them?’