Actor Mukesh Khanna, who played the titular role in the original show, shared the teaser of the show on his Instagram on Saturday

Shaktimaan, which originally aired in 1997 on Doordarshan, became one of the most popular superhero shows in India

Mukesh Khanna will be reprising the role of Indian superhero Shaktimaan in the upcoming show

The show originally aired on Doordarshan in 1997, became one of India’s most beloved superhero shows, running for over 450 episodes

Mukesh Khanna said, "I am even happier than the others about becoming Shaktimaan again. I am carrying out my duty that I started in 1997 and which went on till 2005. I think that my work should reach the public in 2027 ."

Mukesh Khanna Troll For Shaktimaan Look: एक वक्त हुआ करता था जब मुकेश खन्ना को शक्तिमान के किरदार में देखकर फैंस और छोटे-छोटे बच्चे भी काफी खुश हो जाते थे। अब एक बार फिर से मुकेश खन्ना को शक्तिमान

Mukesh Khanna is set to reprise his iconic 90s superhero role, but fans humorously troll him as "Senior Citizen Shaktimaan."

Given people today have the tendency to make memes on almost anything and everything, how could a tv show like Mahabharat stay away? It's a cult show and making history in terms of TRPs even in 2020. But in one of the episodes, 49 to be precise, they spotted an AC cooler and made a lot of memes on the scene.

And now, talking about this to Times of India, Khanna has broken his silence and reacted to it. He has said, "I had been hearing about a picture of mine from the sets of Mahabharat going viral where I am shown sitting in front of a cooler, for the past few days. I want to know yeh picture aayi kahan se and secondly yeh kisne spot kiya? I doubt if this picture is from a still from the show. And if it is, it is a huge mistake. But from what I can say after seeing it is that it appears to be clicked in between shots. I don't think such a glaring mistake would have happened from BR Chopra's side. He was too careful with the making and the editing of Mahabharat."

However, to bear the heat, there were AC coolers on the sets for the actors, as revealed by Khanna. "We were shooting in Film City which was fully air-conditioned. However, since I had such heavy costumes and to top it all a long beard which I had to wear most of the day I used to feel extremely hot. Especially because of the beard. So, I requested BR Chopra Ji to allow me to use an air-cooler. The beard was such that after shots I used to sweat a lot and it used to irritate me," said the actor.

Well, Mahabharat is enjoying a dream run on television and as days and episodes pass by, the TRPs are only likely to grow!

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BR Chopra's 'Mahabharat' is currently being re-telecast for the audiences on Doordarshan and remains the most-watched show, much like Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayan'.