SHAKTIMAN RETURNS FOR HIS FANS AGAIN

(The Quiver) Many of us grown up watching our first dearest superhero Shaktiman. Television serial Shaktiman was the most popular series of those times, the kids as well as the adults loved watching the series. Shaktimaan aired on DD National from 1997 to 2005. Now Sony Pictures India is all set to bring our desi superhero back for us.

Sony Pictures India will create a movie trilogy based on the superhero on the big screen, Sony Pictures India announced on Thursday. Fans will be treated a trilogy based on Indian superhero Shaktimaan. The original Shaktimaan TV series aired for eight years on DD National, and Sony Pictures India has partnered with the show’s original producer Mukesh Khanna’s Bheeshm International and Brewing Thoughts for the upcoming movies. Khanna portrayed the role of Shaktimaan in the original series.

A teaser for the Shaktimaan movie was shared on the Sony Pictures’ YouTube channel on Thursday. The description for the teaser video says the studio is looking to “recreate the magic of the iconic superhero” and that the movie will be headlined by one of the country’s superstars. Sony Pictures India has revealed that it will work with the producer of the original TV series, who also reprised the dual role of Shaktimaan and his alternate persona, Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri.

There is no current confirmations on who will direct the movie, or the actors who will be starring .The original Shaktimaan TV series aired in Hindi and ran for eight years since its debut in 1997, and built a large fan base over the years, especially among younger viewers. There’s no announcement on the film release date too but the goodnews is that we are again going to watch our superhero after a long time.