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Shaktimaan
''Shaktimaan'' is an Indian Hindi-language superhero television series created and produced by Mukesh Khanna. It aired on DD National from 13 September 1997 to 27 March 2005. Khanna starred as the titular superhero, who gains superhuman abilities through meditation and the five elements of nature, and his alter ego, Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a photographer for ''Aaj Ki Aawaz''. The series also featured Vaishnavi Mahant (initially played by Kitu Gidwani) as journalist Geeta Vishwas and Surendra Pal as the primary antagonist, Tamraj Kilvish. The series was widely popular and received recognition for its impact on children, with Khanna being acknowledged by Indian political leaders for his portrayal. The show was followed by ''Shaktimaan: The Animated Series'' in 2011 and a television film, ''Hamara Hero Shaktimaan'', in 2013. In 2024, Khanna announced the revival of ''Shaktimaan'' through a teaser video. Plot Humanity existed in peace until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Khanna
Mukesh Khanna (born 23 June 1958) is an Indian actor, producer, and talk show host known for his work in Hindi films and television. He is best known for portraying the titular superhero in the television series ''Shaktimaan'' (1997–2005), which he also created and produced, and for his role as Bhishma in B. R. Chopra's ''Mahabharat (1988 TV series), Mahabharat'' (1988–1990). He has also appeared in television series such as ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'' (2012–2013). Early life and education Khanna was born into a Punjabi Hindus, Punjabi Hindu family with roots in Multan and Dipalpur, cities located in today's Punjab Province (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan, from where his family migrated to Mumbai (then Bombay) due to the Partition of India, 1947 partition. Following his higher education at Mumbai's St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, St. Xavier's College, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree and a Master of Laws qualification, he later co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalit Parimoo
Lalit Parimoo is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the scientist "Dr. Jaikaal" in the superhero series ''Shaktimaan'' (1997). Besides Parimoo has acted in a number of Bollywood films, including '' Haider'' (2014), where his role was praised critically and as a professor in '' Agent Vinod'' (2012). Parimoo has also written a book titled ''Main Manushya Hoon'' (I Am a Human). Filmography Films * Kaanchli (2020), as Thakur, Director- '' Dedipya Joshii'' *''Sita'' (2019), as Lawyer, Director- '' Teja'' *''Kathor'' (2018), as Neelkanth Chaturvedi, Director- ''Karan Kashyap'' * '' What Will People Say'' (2017), as Uncle, Director- '' Iram Haq'' * '' Panchlait'' (2017), Director- '' Prem Prakash Modi'' * '' Mubarakan'' (2017), as Paramjeet Jijaji, Director- '' Anees Bazmee'' * '' Haider'' (2014) as Pervez Lone (Polonius), Director- '' Vishal Bharadwaj'' * '' Agent Vinod'' (2012) as Professor, Director- '' Sriram Raghavan'' * '' Hum Tum Pe Marte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaishnavi Mahant
Vaishnavi Macdonald (née Mahant) is an Indian film and TV actress who is best known for playing Geeta Viswas in Mukesh Khanna's television series ''Shaktimaan'', telecasted on Doordarshan. She is currently seen in Dangal's recently launched Aye Mere Humsafar. She has acted in various Bollywood films such as '' Bambai Ka Babu'', opposite Saif Ali Khan, '' Ladlaa'' and Barsaat Ki Raat (1998). She is also known for playing Shilpa Sharma in ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', Shail in the Zee TV show '' Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'' and Leela Taneja in the television series ''Tashan-E-Ishq.'' Early life and career As a child she moved to Hyderabad where she decided to become a scientist. However, while vacationing in Mumbai, she had the opportunity to appear in the Ramsay Brothers' horror film ''Veerana'' and decided to pursue acting as a profession. She subsequently appeared in ''Barsaat Ki Raat'', '' Ladlaa'', '' Maidan-E-Jung'', '' Bambai Ka Babu'', ''Daanveer'' and '' Oru Mutham Manimuth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is an Indian state-owned entertainment television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, launched on 15 September 1959. India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channel in India. It has been a medium for government to spread propaganda since it's establishment. History 1959 to 1982: Beginnings On 15 September 1959 at the studio of All India Radio, Delhi, the first TV channel in India started an experimental telecast with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio, adopting the brand ''Doordarshan'', Hindi for television. Until 1965, AIR was responsible for the programming production and overall control over content as the television service began to assume overall production. ''Krishi Darshan'', ''Chaupaal'', ''Doordarshan Samachar'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitu Gidwani
Kaushalya "Kitu" Gidwani (born 22 October 1967) is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in several films and serials on Indian television. Kitu played the role of Svetlana in ''Swabhimaan'' which brought recognition for her. Then she signed ''Shaktimaan'' and played the role of "Geeta Vishwas", a news channel reporter who stand for the truth. She left the show after a few episodes and later became popular after a TV series, ''Air Hostess'' aired on Doordarshan in 1986, and received critical acclaim for her roles in '' Dance of the Wind'' (1997), Deepa Mehta's ''Earth'' (1998), Govind Nihalani's '' Rukhmavati Ki Haveli'' (1991), Kamal Haasan's '' Abhay'' and '' Deham'' (2001). Early and personal life Gidwani was born in Mumbai. Her Sindhi parents migrated from Pakistan after the partition. They lived in a refugee camp in Worli. She has a brother. She studied in Fort Convent School, Mumbai. She graduated in Commerce and has an M.A. in French. She started acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwini Kalsekar
Ashwini Kalsekar is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Marathi and Hindi television and film industry. She has primarily worked with Sriram Raghavan, Rohit Shetty, Ram Gopal Varma and Ekta Kapoor. After playing a cop in the popular TV show ''CID'', Kalsekar had her first lead role on television in Zee TV's 1999 series ''Mr. Gayab''. She had her breakthrough as the "first Indian Catwoman" in the cult superhero serial ''Shaktimaan'' and rose to fame with negative characters in ''Kasamh Se'', '' Afsar Bitiya'', '' Jodha Akbar'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'' and '' Kavach''. She also featured as a judge in the Marathi reality show ''"Fu bai fu"'' in 2011. Kalsekar debuted in Tollywood like her husband Murali Sharma with ''Badrinath''. Since 2019, she focused on OTT with Zee5's series ''"Chargesheet: The Shuttlecock Murder"'', in the MX Player web series ''"Cheesecake"'' as Chaaru, an animal communicator, which premiered in December 2019, in '' 36 Farmhouse'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surendra Pal
Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish in '' Shaktiman'' and Daksha in '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''. Starting in 1984, Pal has worked in numerous films ('' Khuda Gawah'', '' Sehar'' and ''Jodhaa Akbar'') and television serials such as ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'', '' Left Right Left'' and '' Vishnu Puran'', where he played the role of Guru Shukracharya, teacher of the demons. One of his most notable roles on TV was that of Vikranta Jabbar. He played Vikranta Jabbar in Ramsay Brothers produced horror TV serial '' Zee Horror Show''s episode ''Saya''. In 2007, Pal started a production company to produce and direct Bhojpuri films. He produced a Bhojpuri film ''Bhauji Ke Sister''. Filmography * Television *''Kanoon'' (1993) – Judge *'' Zee Horror Show'' (1995) – Dh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Minhas
Dolly Mattoo (née Minhas) (born 8 February 1968) is an Indian actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss India Universe 1988 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1989. She has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu and Kannada films. She has also worked in Hindi TV shows such as ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' and ''Choti Sarrdaarni''. During the 1990s, she worked in negative shades in Mukesh Khanna's popular serial ''Mahayoddha'' as Rajkumari Bijli and in ''Shaktimaan'' as Shaliyaa - Catwoman; considered as India's first actress to play Catwoman (including Ashwini Kalsekar, whom with she shared the screen as her elder sister). Biography She Punjab and was raised in Chandigarh. She fell in love with the director of her first film, Anil Mattoo, whom she eventually married. She later acted in some Punjabi and Kannada films and Hindi TV serials. Television * ''Hindustani'' (1996-1999) * ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (1998) * ''Shaktimaan'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Alter
Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Early life Born in Mussoorie in present-day Uttarakhand, Alter was the son of American Presbyterian missionaries of English, Scottish and Swiss German ancestry and lived for years in Mumbai and the Himalayan hill station of Landour. His grandparents migrated to Madras, India from Ohio, U.S., in November 1916. From there, they moved to and settled in Lahore, in present-day Pakistan. His father was born in Sialkot. After the Partition of India, Alter's family split into two; his grandparents chose to stay in Pakistan while his parents moved to India. After living in Allahabad, Jabalpur and Saharanpur, in 1954 they finally settled in Rajpur, Uttarakhand, then a small town located between Dehradun and Mussoorie; Rajpur is now considered a suburb of Dehradun. Alter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Fiction
Superhero fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction examining the adventure fiction, adventures, personalities and ethics of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess Superpower (ability), superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains. The genre primarily falls between hard fantasy and soft science fiction in the spectrum of scientific realism, often merging into science fantasy. It is most commonly associated with American comic books, though it has expanded into :Superhero fiction by medium, other media through adaptations and original works. Common plot elements Superheroes A superhero is most often the protagonist of superhero fiction. However, some titles, such as ''Marvels'' by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, use superheroes as secondary characters. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of stock character possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers" and dedicated to protecting the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
