- Mukesh Khanna was born in 1958 in Mumbai .
- Although, family priest had named him Govind, but, his parents lovingly addressed him Mukesh.
- His father ran a chemical dye factory.
- He had three elder siblings- a sister and two brothers.
- He is a science graduate from St. Xavier’s College and a law graduate from Government Law College.
- His elder brother Ved Khanna was a film producer and a small time actor . His produced Insaan starring Vinod Khanna ; Reena Roy.
- Amusingly, Mukesh Khanna was officially named as a co- producer of his brother’s movies.
- Mukesh Khanna was a theatre artist and acted in many college plays.
- It led him to join acting course of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
- He made his movie debut with Roohi in 1981.
- He had acted in 15 movies before his television career ;but they were either canned or flopped.
- In 1988 , he approached BR Chopra with a plea to enact role of Arjun in Mahabharat- an epic television serial
- But, he was offered role of Duryodhana which he flatly refused.
- After a long wait , he was offered role of Bhishm Pitamah.
- This role was originally meant for Vijayendra Ghatge- a known movie actor.
- Well, this grand role mentally impacted him as he started learning more about Indian culture.
- No wonder, he attained nation wide fame with this grand serial.
- Interestingly, he adopted ethical living of Bhishma Pitamah in real life.
- Ever since, he has stayed bachelor.
- He is a known nationalist and speaks his mind on relevant subjects.
- He also run a production house and a YouTube channel -Bhishma International.
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