Shaktimaan (franchise)

Shaktimaan is an Indian superhero 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.

Shaktimaan
Created by
  • Ghalib Asad Bhopali
  • Brij Mohan Pandey
Films and television
Television series
Animated series
Television film(s)Hamara Hero Shaktimaan (2013)

Television series

Shaktimaan (1997-2005)
Main article: Shaktimaan

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 Pogo in 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: The Animated Series is an Indian animated action series based on the live-action 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 (2020)

In October 2019, Mukesh Khanna announced himself that a 3D animated series will be launching in 2020, with its teaser launching on 7 December 2019 at Comic Con India 2019.[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]


Web series

On 15 March 2019 a show named Sorry Shaktimaan started on a YouTube channel having the same name. It is the educational section of Shaktimaan .[8]

Cast and characters
Character Live action series Television film Animated series
Shaktimaan
(1997-2005)		 Shaktimaan is Back
(TBD)		 Hamara Hero Shaktimaan
(2013)		 Shaktimaan: The Animated Series
(2011)
Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadar Omkarnath Shastri / Shaktimaan Mukesh Khanna
Vehaan Arya / Shaktimaan Damandeep Singh Baggan
Gita Biswas Kitu Gidwani
Vaishnavi Mahant		 TBA Manasi Salvi
Lina Ray Pooja Punjabi
Tamraj Kilvish Surendra Pal TBA Surendra Pal Shailendra Pandey
Dr. Jackol Lalit Parimoo
Arun Bakshi		 TBA Gufi Paintal
Mahaguru Tom Alter TBA TBA
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 Vinod Kulkarni
Tick
Tock TBA
Bumpy TBA
General D’Cruze TBA
Major Geek TBA

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.[9] 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.[10] Khanna also stated that most of the controversies were fake and were raised in media to undermine its popularity.[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 were introduced in the market.[12]

Awards and nominations

Shaktimaan: The Animated Series won 2012 FICCI BAF award for best animated TV series.[13]

References
  1. "Screen On & Off". The Telegraph. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18.
  3. Aparna Phadke (25 March 2012). "Shaktimaan in 3D soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. "Viacom18 to launch new channel Sonic for young adults this month". Economic Times. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. "Discovery Kids to air Shaktimaan". Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  6. "Exclusive: 'Shaktimaan' is getting animated by WordSword Creations in 3D". December 9, 2019.
  7. "Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar cannot play Shaktimaan" (in Hindi). June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. "Sorry Shaktimaan". YouTube.
  9. "The Shaktimaan effect". Indian Express. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  10. "Entertainment News: Latest Hollywood & Bollywood News, Movies Releases & Reviews". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010.
  11. "'Shaktimaan' deaths instigated:Producer". The New India Express. 9 January 1999. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  12. "'Bheeshma' Khanna has it in for Bollywood : Mukesh Khanna | Indian Television Dot Com". Indiantelevision.com. 2002-11-26. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  13. "SHAKTIMAAN WINS 2012 FICCI BAF AWARD FOR "BEST ANIMATED TV EPISODE"". Animation World Network.
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