''Inspector Chingum'' is an Indian 3D

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television series produced by Cosmos-Maya that premiered on 4 May 2018, on

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. It is a spin-off of the show ''

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''. Inspector Chingum was Cosmos-Maya's second show which premiered on online platforms before television channels, the first being Selfie with Bajrangi. The show was televised on

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from 29 April 2019. The series has 52 episodes across 2 seasons.

Characters

* Inspector Chingum – He is the

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of the

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'Shantiwood'. He has a strong

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accent. He is often seen riding a bike. He loves his job and is a strict but extremely kind fellow. He is seen wearing a Khaki uniform for work. * Hera and Pheri – They are the two cowardly constables who just handcuff the thieves after Inspector Chingum catches them. At times Pheri is seen to have a weak memory. This can be seen when he calls different restaurants and orders different dishes instead of ordering dosa from dosa Anna. They both wear

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uniforms. * Khabrilaal – He is a friend of Inspector Chingum and can talk to animals and birds. He often helps Inspector Chingum via his agents that are spread all throughout the city. * No baal – He is the local and main villain of the show who invades Shantiwood. He owns an institute named Crime University that train and turn people into professional criminals. He is often seen to have an intense amount of hatred for Shantiwood and Inspector Chingum and will do anything to get rid of them. * Ek baal - He is one of the three most trusted goons of No Baal. He is the shortest among the three, but also the cleverest and most talkative one. He wears a red outfit consisting of a red shirt and pajama. * Do baal - He is another one of the three most trusted goons of No Baal. He is taller than Ek Baal but is shorter than Teen Baal. He wears a green outfit consisting of a green shirt and pajama. * Teen Baal - He is the tallest goon among the three most trusted goons of No Baal. He wears a blue outfit consisting of a blue shirt and pajama. He's often ignored and has the least importance among the three. * Bozo - He is Inspector Chingum's pet dobermann dog and police dog as well. He's very intelligent and has proven himself to have an excellent physique. This is seen when in an episode, he becomes the goalkeeper for Shantiwood's football team. * Dosa Anna - He is the man who helps Chingum at times when he's totally overwhelmed by his opponent. He cooks various types of dosa and sends it to Inspector Chingum. This gives him the power (super powers) to fight criminals. * Dr. Bigadu - He is an evil scientist, much like the evil counterpart of Chatur, who works for No Baal. He often invents such things that wreak havoc in Shantiwood. * Superstar Chocolate - He is the superstar of Shantiwood and a great friend to Inspector Chingum. He often enters the scene with dances and it at times helps Chingum to get past tough villains. * Chatur - He is a friend of Inspector Chingum. He's a scientist, and he often helps Chingum by inventing really helpful things and by fixing things related to technology like finding out spy cameras, fixing robots etc. * Mayor Jaldbole - She is Shantiwood's mayor. She does everything very slowly. Also anyone or anything who listens to her speaking slows down. * Justick - He is Inspector Chingum's stick that's alive. He often gives valuable advice to Inspector Chingum when he's in trouble although it is in the form of proverbs.

Locations

* ''Shantiwood'' – It is the

where all the characters live. It is a

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with 7

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that hold the letters to form the word 'SHANTIWOOD'. If there is something going bad it becomes 'ASHANTIWOOD'.The word A stands before Shantiwood * ''Police office'' – It is made out of

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and

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. Its

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show one room with a

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and

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. * ''Tirumala Apartments'' – This is where

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Chingum and his friend lives. Chingum's room is 302 and his friend's room is 301. * ''City Centre'' – These

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consist of a

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, and a

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Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Reception

"In addition to the classic ‘Bollywoodisque’ style of storytelling that the studio is known for, ''Inspector Chingum'' also features rap songs by popular Indian rap artist, Baba Sehgal. Every episode will have a special song which is going to be the highlight of the series.", noted ''Animation Express.'' Other commentators also noted the prominence of funk and rap music in the spin-off.

References

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