Mukesh Khanna, best known for his iconic roles like Shaktimaan and Bhishma Pitamma, may be 67 years old, but his views on marriage, relationships and life remain deeply rooted in spirituality and personal conviction.
In a recent conversation, the veteran actor talked about why he’s never been married, his belief in fate, and why he rejects the idea of attaching masculinity to multiple relationships.
“I do not believe in proving manhood through relationships.”
Addressing perceptions of masculinity, Khanna recalled how director Ravi Chopra once told him: “A man is someone who has relationships.”“Everyone had affairs on that set, but I didn’t,” the actor told The Filmy Charcha, strongly disagreeing.
I don’t think you need 10 girlfriends to prove your masculinity. “There are other ways to prove it.”He stressed that his position is often misunderstood, especially when it comes to women. He explained: “I am not against women. In fact, I respect women very much.”
“If you are married, you are committed.”
Khanna spoke at length about fidelity in marriage and questioned societal double standards.“People say that a woman should be a pativrata. But has anyone said that a man should be a pativrata too? I say so,” he said, adding, “If you are married, you are committed.
Two souls have met. But people don’t believe it…they say “I love my wife” and they still move around. “This is cheating.”
“I believe in marriage more than most people.”
Although he has never been married, Khanna insisted that he has strong faith in the institution.“People think that if you’re not married, you don’t believe in marriage. That’s not true. I believe in the institution of marriage more than most people,” he said.However, he believes that marriage is governed by fate. “A wife does not come randomly.
He explained that it was written in fate.
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“A wife is your karmic connection from a past life.”
Drawing on spiritual texts, Khanna shared his belief that marriage is a deeper karmic bond.“According to the scripture, a wife is a prarabdha from a previous life. She comes into your life to correct your karma,” he said.He added: “Things may be many, but the wife is one. Marriage is the union of two souls.”
“Love only happens once”
Regarding love, the actor was clear and uncompromising.“Love only happens once. The rest is infatuation or desire,” he said, adding that moving on easily diminishes the meaning of love.“If you say ‘I love you’ to one person and then go to another person, you are ungrateful,” he noted.
Why he never married
Explaining his personal choice, Khanna said that it ultimately comes down to fate.“If it was supposed to happen, it would have happened by now. The woman I am destined to marry is already out there somewhere. When fate brings us together, it will happen,” he said, adding that age was not a factor.“What’s the age? I’m not even counting numbers,” he commented.
