Mukesh Khanna: Daily soaps are not my cup of tea

Actor Mukesh Khanna, who is currently seen as Nanu Purushottam
Deewan in the TV show Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara,
says daily soaps aren't his cup of tea, and so, this
show may turn out to be his first and last.

"These serials and the daily soap
atmosphere is not my cup of tea. I've
devoted one year of my life to the daily
soap, but not more than that. That's why
this Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara is my first
family-based daily soap and may be last also," said the
veteran actor.

"Now you may not see me anymore as dada, kaka, chacha or nana because
I don't like all this. I got the offer from other
channels, also but I said no. I've done this
(show) for almost one and half years, it's a
big thing," he added.

Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara
Pyaara, produced by Rajshri Productions, went on air on Star Plus in
June 2012. It
features Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar
as the lead pair.

Mukesh, who is best remembered for his
roles as Bhishma Pitamah and Shaktimaan, also opened up about he has
lost interest
in daily soap.

"Somewhere gradually I felt that this (daily
soaps) is not my cup of tea...to come here
and shoot among the women wearing jhumkas and bindis... I started
losing interest gradually. Though I did it, but I
was feeling that now I can't do more than
this," the 55 year-old said.

His exit sequence will be shot in a
"graceful" way, he saud. "The makers want to show my graceful
exit. I (My character) will die peacefully in
the show. Nobody in the family will come
to know of my death. I will die at night
listening to the gramophone," he added.