Shaktimaan (franchise)
| Shaktimaan | |
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| Films and television | |
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| Animated series | Shaktimaan: The Animated Series (2011) |
| Television film(s) | Hamara Hero Shaktimaan (2013) |
Shaktimaan is an Indian media franchise consisting of TV series, comic books and films. The original work is Shaktimaan, which was produced by Mukesh Khanna and directed by Dinkar Jani and Vikram Veturi.
Contents
1 Television series
1.1 Shaktimaan (1997-2005)
1.2 Shaktimaan: The Animated Series (2011)
1.3 Shaktimaan is Back (TBD)
2 Tele-film
2.1 Hamara Hero Shaktimaan (2013)
3 Cast and characters
4 Fame
5 Comic Books
6 Merchandise
7 Awards and nominations
8 References
9 External links
Television series
Shaktimaan (1997-2005)
Shaktimaan (Hindi: शक्तिमान) is a fictional Indian superhero from the television series of the same name which aired on DD National from 27 September 1997 to 27 March 2005 on Sundays. The series was produced by Mukesh Khanna and directed by Dinkar Jani. It has also aired on Pogoin English, [1] Tarang in Oriya and Chutti TV in Tamil, and repeated its Hindi telecast on STAR Utsav. Mukesh Khanna plays the roles of Shaktimaan and his alter ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a photographer for the newspaper Aaj Ki Aawaz. Shaktimaan is depicted as a human who has attained superhuman strength and power through deep meditation and attaining control over five elements of life. Kitu Gidwani, and later Vaishnavi Mahant, and later Shruti Shetty plays the role of Geeta Vishwas, a reporter in the series who loves Shaktimaan. Surendra Pal plays the role of Tamraj Kilvish.
Shaktimaan: The Animated Series (2011)
Shaktimaan Animated is an Indian animated action-adventure series, which is based on the famous Indian superhero series Shaktimaan. It is created by Reliance Animation and was aired on Sonic on December 20, 2011.[2][3][4] In 2017 Discovery Kids acquired the rights of syndication from Reliance Entertainment.[5]
Shaktimaan is Back (TBD)
In May 2016, Mukesh Khanna announced that the show will be renewed and he will reprise his role of Shaktimaan.[6]
Tele-film
Hamara Hero Shaktimaan (2013)
Hamara Hero Shaktimaan is the first film of the series which was aired on Pogo TV on 30 June 2013.[7]
Cast and characters
| Character | Live-action TV series | Tele-film | Animated TV series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaktimaan (1997-2005) | Shaktimaan is Back (TBD) | Hamara Hero Shaktimaan (2013) | Shaktimaan: The Animated Series (2011) | |
| Gangadhar Shastri/Shaktimaan | Mukesh Khanna | |||
Vehaan Arya/Shaktimaan | Jason Griffith (Voice) | |||
| Gita Biswas | Vaishnavi Mahant Kitu Gidwani | TBA | Manasi Salvi | |
| Lina Ray | Suzy Myers (Voice) | |||
| Tamraj Kilvish | Surendra Pal | TBA | Surendra Pal | Scott Rayow (Voice) |
| Dr. Jackol | Lalit Parimoo Arun Bakshi | TBA | Gufi Paintal | |
| Mahaguru | Tom Alter | TBA | Michael Alston Bailey (Voice) | |
| Sahab / Kumar Ranjan | Raman Khatri | TBA | ||
| Durandhar Singh | Raju Shrivastav | TBA | ||
| Kaushaliyaa | Manjeet Kullar | TBA | ||
| Shalaaka / Kaali Billi | Ashwini Kalsekar | TBA | ||
| Shaliyaa / Safed Billi | Dolly Minhas | TBA | ||
| Naurangee | Kishore Bhanushali | TBA | ||
| Prof. Biswas | Rajendra Gupta | TBA | ||
| Mayor Jai Kumar Janardan / Kakodar | Nawab Shah | TBA | ||
| Paroma | Deepshikha | |||
| Sheraali | Deepshikha | |||
| Queen Mayaadri | Sunila Karambelkar | |||
| Bankelal / Toyman | Brij Mohan Pandey | |||
| Kaamini | Nupur Alankaar | |||
| The Villain Alien | Shikha Swaroop | |||
| Bilas Rao | Goga Kapoor | |||
| Matandeeka | Mohini Ghosh | |||
| Inspector Jai Singh | Deepraj Rana | |||
| Satyaprakash Nirala | Sharad Smart | |||
| Maansi Sharma | Urvashi Dholkia | |||
| Teemira / Behroopia | Annu kashyap | |||
| Maansi | Neelam Mehra | |||
| Dr. Gyaani | Mike Pollock (Voice) | |||
| Tick | Marc Thompson (Voice) | |||
| Tock | Sean Schemmel (Voice) | |||
| Bumpy | Tom Wayland (Voice) | |||
| General D’Cruze | David Manis (Voice) | |||
| Major Geek | Dan Green (Voice) | |||
Fame
When Shaktimaan first aired on Doordarshan, there were a lot of controversies created as children set themselves on fire or jumped off buildings hoping that Shaktimaan would save them.[8] In an effort to promote responsible behaviour among children, Mukesh Khanna spent a substantial part of the airtime in explaining to the children that the stunts shown on television were not real and should not be emulated.[9] Khanna also stated that most of the controversies were fake and were raised in media to undermine its popularity.[10]
Shaktimaan was one of the most popular and longest-running television series for Indian children on the Doordarshan channel.[11]
Comic Books
A series of comic books appeared featuring Shaktimaan and published in many Indian languages as well as English in association with Diamond Comics and Raj Comics.
Merchandise
Shaktimaan merchandise like costumes, stickers, dolls, etc. were also introduced in the market.
Awards and nominations
Shaktimaan Animated won 2012 FICCI BAF award for best animated TV series.[12]
References
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^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-superhero-shaktimaan-gets-animated/258856-44-124.html
^ Aparna Phadke (25 March 2012). "Shaktimaan in 3D soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ "Viacom18 to launch new channel Sonic for young adults this month". Economic Times. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
^ "Discovery Kids to air Shaktimaan". Retrieved December 26, 2016.
^ http://timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Shaktimaan-to-return-to-TV-this-year/articleshow/52915390.cms
^ "Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar cannot play Shaktimaan" (in Hindi). June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ "The Shaktimaan effect". Indian Express. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
^ [1] Archived 21 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "'Shaktimaan' deaths instigated:Producer". The New India Express. 9 January 1999. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
^ [2]
^ Shaktimaan wins 2012 ficci baf award for "best animated tv series"
External links
Shaktimaan on IMDb
Interview with Mukesh Khanna at Indiantelevision.com
