Jai Hanuman

Jai Hanuman
Genre	Hindu Religion
Created by	Sanjay Khan
Directed by	Sanjay Khan
Starring	Raj Premi Siraj Mustafa Khan
Theme music composer	Ravindra Jain
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of episodes	178
Production
Producer(s)	Sanjay Khan
Production company(s)	AAA pr
Release
Original network	DD METRO
Original release	1997 – 2000

Jai Hanuman is a 1997 Indian Hindu TV series based on the life of the monkey-god Hanuman in Hindi language. It was directed by Sanjay Khan. The series was initially shown on the state-run DD Metro, and was later shown on Sony Entertainment Television in 2008.

Created by Sanjay Khan, the series told the saga of Hanuman chronologically over 178 episodes. Jai Hanuman starred Raj Premi as Hanuman, Siraj Mustafa Khan as Shri Ram, Irrfan Khan as Maharishi Valmiki, and Manish Khanna as Lakshman. The series was produced by Sanjay Khan's production house, Numero Uno International, which had produced other series of his, including The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1989–1990) and The Great Maratha (1993). The series is notable for Sanjay Khan's attempt to describe the essence of Hinduism, despite being a Muslim himself.

In the Treta era, various events occur, including the defeat of demons by Lord Vishnu, which leads to the birth of positive and negative forces. One of the negative forces—the rise of demon dictator Ravana—plunges the universe into terror. The birth of God becomes necessary to eliminate the terror of Ravana, leading to the birth of two of the most powerful and mutually attached gods: Shri Rama and Hanuman, sons of Ayodhya's King Dashrath and the ape-headed King Kesari respectively. As time passes, the two meet and become close friends. Hanuman is a celibate monkey, dedicated friend, and brave warrior. Shri Ram is an ideal human being and an excellent warrior, whose love for Hanuman knows no bounds. Shri Ram asks Hanuman to perform worldly duties until the call of time. As time progresses, events described in Valmiki's Ramayan take place. During the war of Lanka, the war skills of human beings and monkeys (along with those of Shri Rama and Hanuman) lead to the end of demon warriors like Meghnad, Kumbhakarna, and Ravan. Shri Rama ultimately returns to Ayodhya, and Ramarajya comes into existence.

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