Original work Shaktimaan | Comics Shaktimaan | |
Creator Ghalib Asad Bhopali and Brij Mohan Pandey Television series Shaktimaan (1997–2005)
Shaktimaan is Back (2016) Animated series Shaktimaan Animated (2011) Television films Humara 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.
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Shaktimaan (1997-2005)
Shaktimaan (Hindi: शक्तिमान) is a fictional Indian superhero from the television series of the same name produced by Mukesh Khanna and directed by Dinkar Jani. Around 400 episodes of the series originally aired on Doordarshan, India's national television network, from 27 September 1997 (barring the introductory episode on 27 September 1997) to 27 March 2005, on Sundays at 12 noon IST. The telecast slot, however was shifted to 9:30 a.m. for the last episodes. It has also aired on Pogo in English, Tarang in Oriya and Chutti TV in Tamil, and repeated its Hindi telecast on STAR Utsav. Mukesh Khanna plays the roles of Shaktimaan, the main protagonist 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, the main antagonist in the series.
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.
Shaktimaan is Back (2016)
In May 2016, Mukesh Khanna announced that the show will be renewed and he will reprise his role of Shaktimaan.
Humara Hero Shaktimaan (2013)
Hamara Hero Shaktimaan was the first film of the series which was aired on Pogo TV on 30 June 2013.
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. 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. Khanna also stated that most of the controversies were fake and were raised in media to undermine its popularity.
Shaktimaan was one of the most popular and longest-running television series for Indian children on the Doordarshan channel.
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.
Merchendise
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.