Sonakshi Sinha condemns Mukesh Khanna for blaming her father Shatrughan Sinha for her lack of knowledge about Ramayana

Sonakshi slams Mukesh Khanna

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha slammed Shaktimaan actor Mukesh Khanna for blaming her dad and legendary actor Shatrughan Sinha for her lack of Ramayana knowledge.

For the uninitiated Shatrughan Sinha's house is named Ramayana - and his sons names are Luv and Kush.

During one of her appearances in Kaun Banega Crorepati a few years ago, Sonakshi had failed to answer a question about who did Hanuman get the Sanjeevani booti for in Ramayan.

And veteran actor Mukesh Khanna yet again took a jibe at Sonakshi Sinha for failing to answer the Ramayana-related question on Kaun Banega Crorepati 11. In an interview for a Youtube channel recently, Mukesh Khanna brought up the incident and also blamed Shatrughan Sinha for his daughter's lack of knowledge. He said: "It’s her father’s fault."

Now in an angry note on her Instagram response, Sonakshi condemned the Mahabharat actor for bringing up the incident yet again and also asked him to stop using her and her family's name for publicity.

While talking about why Shaktimaan needs to be revived for this generation, Mukesh Khanna said: "I think kids today need the guidance of Shaktimaan more than the kids of the 1970s. Today’s kids are being sidetracked by the internet. They roam around with girlfriends and boyfriends, and eventually, they won’t even remember their grandparents’ names. One girl couldn’t even answer for whom God Hanuman brought the Sanjeevani booti."

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When the host asked him if he was referring to Sonakshi, Mukesh Khanna confirmed, saying, “Yes, and this happened despite her being the daughter of Shatrughan Sinha. Her brothers’ names are Luv and Kush. People were angry that Sonakshi didn’t know this, but I would say it’s not her fault—it’s her father’s fault. Why didn’t they teach their children this? Why did they become so modern?"

In response to this Sonakshi wrote: “Dear Sir Mukesh Khanna Ji, I recently read a statement you made saying that it’s my father’s fault I did not answer a question about the Ramayana correctly on a show I attended many, many years back. Firstly, let me remind you there were two women on the hot seat that day who did not know the answer to the same question, but you choose to keep taking my name, and only my name, for reasons which are quite obvious.”

Sonakshi also agreed that yes she forgot but it happens at times when people do blank out. “Yes, I may have blanked out that day, a human tendency, and forgotten who the Sanjeevani booti was brought for, but clearly you have also forgotten some of the lessons of forgive and forget taught by Lord Ram himself.

And she also said Mukesh Khanna had forgotten the lessons of Lord Ram which was 'to forgive and forget.'

"If Lord Ram can forgive Manthara, if he can forgive Kaikeyi, if he can even forgive Ravana after the great battle was done, surely you can let go of this extremely small thing in comparison… not that I need your forgiveness.”

Sonakshi ended her note by asking Mukesh Khanna from stop bringing up the same incident time and again. "Not that I need your forgiveness. But yes, I definitely need you to forget and stop bringing up the same incident time and again to be back in the news at the expense of me and my family. And lastly, the next time you decide to say anything about the values my father has instilled in me…please remember, 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. I wish you well, thanks and regards, Sonakshi Sinha."

Sonakshi Sinha is the daughter of Shatrughan Sinha and during one of the episodes of KBC, she forgot to answer a simple question regarding Ramayana.