Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai Explained

Creator:	Arif Ali
Story:	Rohit Gohlawt
Screenplay:	Rahul Bose Anand Barotia Rishi Mittal Ram Kishore Prasad Deepak Jaul Sanatan Nehru
Opentheme:	Joy Ke Sang
Endtheme:	Hero Title Song
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Num Seasons:	3^[1] ^[2]
Num Episodes:	168
Producer:	Ronnie Screwvala Zarina Mehta Deven Khote
Cinematography:	Durga Prasad Singh
Runtime:	20-22 minutes
Company:	UTV Software Communications
Channel:	Hungama TV

Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai is an Indian superhero television series that aired on Hungama TV from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007.^{[3] [4]} It is about the heroic deeds and adventures of a superhero called Hero, who is bestowed with out-of-this-world magical powers by the Goddess Durga to help him fight the criminals and supervillains. Created by Arif Ali of UTV and directed by Waseem Sabir and Imtiaz Alam. It starred Sumeet Pathak.

Synopsis

The story revolves around a boy named Joy, who is disliked by most of his peers, including his younger brother Avi, for his innocent child persona. Due to his innocence and indomitable will, the goddess is impressed and gives him a magical ring through which he can transform himself into a superhero named "HERO". From this point on, Joy regularly saves the world from powerful supervillains like Virat and Samrat.

Cast

• Sumeet Pathak as Joy Sehgal/Hero (2005–07)
• Rupali Suri as Babli (2005)
• Nirmal Soni as Dholu (2005)
• Shilpa Tulaskar as Sunaina Sehgal (2005, 2007)
  • Beena Banerjee replaced Tulaskar as Sunaina (2006)
• Mayank Tandon as Avi Sehgal (2005–06)
• Chetanya Adib as Veer Sehgal/Virat (2006)
• Lavina Tandon as Charlotte (2005–2006)
• Kishan Savjani as Raju "Rejji" Madan Saxena (2005–06)
• Dhairya Ojha as Chunky Nayyar (2005)
• Rakesh Thareja as Prem Prakash Sharma (2005–07)
• Vijay Aidasani as Principal Karnal Raghavan (2005)
• Rajeev Kumar as Varun Sir (2005)
• Akshita Garuad as Menaakshi "Meenu" Desai (2005)
• Parth Muni as Balvinder "Chotta Pape" Kulwinder Harnam Singh Sodhi (2005–07)
• Farida Jalal as Bebe^[5] (2005)
• Pragati Mehra as Kirthar Maami (2005)
• Addite Malik as Miss Jasmine (2005)
• Gaurav Gera as Cameraman Flash (2005)
• Abbas Ali as Goga/Zipzap (2005, 2006)
• Anuj Pandit Sharma as Invisible boy Sadashiv (2005)
• Renuka Bondre as Manorma
• Chahatt Khanna as Princess Myra (2005)
• Amano Dhyan as Bubble Badashah (2006)
• Amit K Sinha as Chumbak Choo (2006)
• Shahid Hassan as Gappi (2006)
• Kavi Kumar Azad as Dhappi (2006)
• Akanksha Kapil as Shruti Singh (2006)
• Shridhar Watsar as Gabbar (2006)
• Vijay Ganju as Cactus Cola (2006)
• Jagesh Mukati as Caiptan Cooker (2006)
• Narendra Bedi as Changa Mama (2006)
• Bijal Batavia as Sharmila Miss (2007)
• Shivansh as Honey (2007)
• Adityansh as Bankey "BB" Babu (2007)
• Shivshakti Sachdev as Neetu Shrivastava (2007)
• Susheel Parashar as Dr. Darr/Masoom Sir (2007)
• Farzil Pardiwalla as Harry's Dad (2007)
• Sachin Nayak as Umbrella Man (2007)
• Daniyal Hassan as Harry "Harry The Rockstar" Podar (2007)

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	80
	2	38		August 10, 2006
	3	50

Season 1 (2005)

No. in series	Episode title	Original air date

Season 2 (2006)

No. in series	Episode title	Original air date

Season 3 (2007)

No. in series	Episode title	Original air date

Broadcast

The series aired from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007 on Hungama TV and ran for 3 seasons and 168 episodes.^[6] Reruns of the series also aired on Jetix and Disney XD.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hungama TV to launch new season of 'Hero' on 12 June. 10 June 2006. 31 December 2017. 14 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814012618/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/june/june129.htm. live.
2. Web site: Hungama TV ramps up activity with new shows & contest. April 2, 2007. December 31, 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101122752/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/apr/apr22.php. live.
3. Web site: 'Hero' to debut on Hungama TV on 30 May. May 28, 2005. December 31, 2017. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190410195549/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/may/may246.htm. live.
4. Web site: Hungama's new 'Hero' lives up to its name. June 15, 2005. December 31, 2017. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190410195602/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/june/june182.htm. live.
5. Web site: Frida Jalal meets 'Hero'. July 15, 2005. December 31, 2017. 1 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401123949/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/july/july174.htm. live.
6. Web site: Hungama's new 'Hero' lives up to its name. 15 June 2005. 30 December 2019. 3 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200903232912/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/june/june182.htm. live.
7. Web site: 8 September 2017. Jetix unveils content line-up for July. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908164551/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/july/july41.php. 8 September 2017.
8. Web site: Disney Channel sweats films to up viewership this summer. April 6, 2010. June 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824112919/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/apr/apr31.php. 24 August 2017. dead.