Shaktimaan (franchise)
| Shaktimaan | |
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Mukesh Khanna as Shaktimaan
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| Created by | Ghalib Asad Bhopali and Brij Mohan Pandey |
| Original work | Shaktimaan |
| Print publications | |
| Comics | Shaktimaan |
| Films and television | |
| Television series |
Shaktimaan (1997–2005) Shaktimaan is Back (2016) |
| Animated series | Shaktimaan Animated (2011) |
| Television film(s) | Humara Hero Shaktimaan (2013) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Toys | Shaktimaan |
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.
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 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. In 2017 Discovery Kids acquired the rights of syndication from Reliance Entertainment.
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