Good news for Shaktimaan fans! India’s first superhero is making a glorious comeback! On Sunday, the man who played this iconic character on the small screen, Mukesh Khanna, posted a picture of Shaktimaan in his evergreen red and gold uniform on Instagram with the caption, “It’s Time For Him to RETURN. Our First Indian SUPER TEACHER- SUPER HERO. YES! As darkness and evil prevail over the children of today.”. It’s time for him to come back. He arrives with a message. He returns with a teaching For this generation. Teaching. Welcome Him. With both hands!!!!! Watch the new teaser.”
So, it seems 20 years have passed since the iconic Indian superhero series ‘Shaktimaan’ went off air. The original Shaktimaan Mukesh Khanna has decided to share the teaser and details of this revival on popular social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube. The post itself does hint at the possibility of Khanna reprise his legendary role.
The television series Shaktimaan made its debut on Doordarshan in 1997, with Mukesh Khanna portraying the iconic lead character. He was joined by a skilled cast, including Kitu Gidwani, Vaishnavi, Surendra Pal, and Tom Alter.
Meanwhile the teaser, posted on the actor’s YouTube channel, shows Shaktimaan at school checking sketches of various Indian revolutionaries in the form of Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose, singing, “Aazadi ke deewanon ne jung ladhi phir jaanein di, ang ang kat gaye magar anch watan par na ane di.”
As per the teaser, Bhishm International is reviving the iconic series ‘Shaktimaan’. According to speculations, Mukesh Khanna might decide to release it directly on YouTube and bypass TV as well as OTT. Still, Khanna hasn’t announced anything official regarding the release strategy .
More than 12,000 people have liked it through this teaser on Instagram. Most of these fans were delighted to see their childhood hero return.
Reacting to the post, a fan commented, “I have missed school many times to see this.”
Another fan commented, “Very much excited sir, and lots of good wishes”
See the post here:
#WATCH | Mumbai: Actor Mukesh Khanna, who is all set to reprise his iconic character of ‘Shaktimaan’, speaks about the role.
“This is a costume within me…I think personally too, in my mind, this costume has come from within me…I did well in Shatimaan because it came from… pic.twitter.com/1NdTRup83h
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