Shaktimaan is an Indian superhero media franchise consisting of TV series, comic books and films.
The original work is Shaktimaan, which was produced by Mukesh Khanna under his banner Bheeshm International and directed by Dinkar Jani and Vikram Veturi.
He added that the attire of Shaktimaan's alter ego, "complete with buck teeth and floppy hair", was inspired by American comedian Jerry Lewis.
[1] Having wanted the "best ever" special effects seen on Indian television, following the series' airing, Khanna felt that it "[fell] is short of [his] expectations".
[3] Shaktimaan (Hindi: शक्तिमान) is a fictional Indian superhero from the television series of the same name which aired on DD National from 27 September 1997 to 27 March 2005 on Sundays.
It has also aired on Pogo in English,[4] Tarang in Odia and Chutti TV in Tamil, and repeated its Hindi telecast on STAR Utsav.
Mukesh Khanna plays the roles of Shaktimaan and his alter ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a photographer for the newspaper Aaj Ki Aawaz.
Kitu Gidwani, and later Vaishnavi Mahant plays the role of Geeta Vishwas, a reporter in the series who loves Shaktimaan.