On Saturday, actor Mukesh Khanna was at the receiving end of social media backlash for his purported statement in a video clip about how #MeToo (in India) started when women stepped out of homes to work. But now, the senior artiste, best known for his shows such as Shaktimaan and Mahabharat, has clarified his stance stating that the “whole thing has been blown out of proportion”.

“I am surprised that my statement has been perceived in an extremely wrong way, and is being looked at in a totally flawed context. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion. It’s being said that I am against women. But I can say with confidence that not many have as much respect for women as I do. I never said that women shouldn’t work,” he says.