"Surprised She Took So Much Time To React" is what Mukesh Khanna said to Sonakshi Sinha after she criticized him for his "upbringing."

According to Mukesh Khanna, "I have a very cordial relationship with Shatrughan Sinha"

New Delhi: Days after Sonakshi Sinha scolded Mukesh Khanna for his "distasteful" remarks that questioned her upbringing, the Mahabharat actor said that he didn't mean to "malign" her. "I am surprised she took so much time to react," Mukesh Khanna remarked in an interview with News 9. By using her name from that incident in the well-known Kaun Banega Crorepati show, I knew I was upsetting her. However, I have a friendly relationship with her father, who is my senior, and I had no malevolent purpose to disparage him."

In 2019, Sonakshi Sinha was criticized by Mukesh Khanna for failing to respond to a Ramayana question on Kaun Banega Crorepati. Sonakshi reacted when Mukesh Khanna, who had previously made a number of jabs at her, raised the matter in a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan earlier this week.

"My goal was to respond to the current generation, the so-called 'Genz' by their elders, who have been enslaved to the Google world and smartphones. Their understanding is restricted to social exchanges on You Tube and Wikipedia. In front of me was a Hi-Fi case of her that I might use to instruct others. "Daughters, sons, and fathers," Mukesh Khanna told News9 in defense.

On December 16, Sonakshi Sinha posted a thorough message on her Instagram stories expressing her deep disagreement of Mukesh Khanna's recent remark.

She "blanked out" on the broadcast, according to Sonakshi, who also "respectfully" asked the Mahabharat actor to "forget" the incident he keeps bringing up in public so that he may "be back in the news."

She wrote, in part, "Dear Sir, Mukesh Khanna ji... I recently came across a statement you made claiming that my father is to blame for my incorrect response to a question regarding the Ramayana during a performance I saw a long time ago. Let me start by reminding you that two women in the hot seat that day were unable to answer the same question.However, you continue to use my name and only my name for very clear reasons."

"And finally, the next time you decide to say anything about the values my father has instilled in me... please remember that it's because of those values that I have only said what I said, very respectfully, after you decided to make some distasteful statements about my upbringing," Sonakshi wrote, protecting her father's honor and reputation. Thank you, Sonakshi Sinha, and best wishes.

In addition to Sonakshi, her father Shatrughan Sinha had already criticized Mukesh Khanna for his troubling remarks. Regarding his career, Mukesh Khanna hinted at a Shaktimaan reunion, stating that "today's generation needs the superhero."