Maharakshak: Devi

Maharakshak: Devi is an Indian superhero children's television series that premiered on Zee TV on 14 March 2015.

Maharakshak: Devi
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GenreChildren's television series
Action
Thriller
Fantasy
Created byEssel Vision Productions
Directed byVaibhav Mutha
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Hindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Producer(s)Essel Vision Productions
Running time50 minutes
Release
Original networkZee TV
Original release14 March (2015-03-14) –
7 June 2015 (2015-06-07)
External links
Website

Plot

The series follows the story of Gauri, who is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Devi/Durga. During the first 17 years of her life, Gauri is raised and trained by her Guru, Brihaspati, who found her floating in the river when she was an infant. She eventually battles various asuras that exist in the contemporary world (Bhasmasur, Kumbhakarna, Mahishasura, Raktabīja, and Sumbha and Nisumbha), under the service of their Guru, Shukracharya. Her companions and advisors are Brihaspati, Tiger, Inspector Narayan, and Krishna.

Cast

Development

In response to a perceived lack of superheroes in Indian films, Zee TV launched its Maharakshak superhero franchise in 2014 with the three-month serial, Maharakshak: Aryan.[4][5] It was followed in 2015 with the second installment, the three month series, Maharakshak: Devi (while the network originally planned for the franchise to consist of three series, only two have been released to date).[6][7] Maharakshak: Devi was conceived of as a vehicle to highlight female empowerment.[8] Umang Jain was cast in the dual roles of Gauri/Devi, partly due to her background as a dancer and a brown belt in the martial arts.[6] Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.[9][8]

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gollark: Also overreliance on rote memorization abd.
gollark: My main issue with it is that it forces people to study unnecessary things they do not actually like much in inefficient ways, goes around grouping people by age when this is wrong and bad, and encourages conformity and whatnot.
gollark: ALthough that is *a* problem.
gollark: That's not the problem. I apiothink there are others.

References
  1. "Maharakshak Devi: Cast". TV Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "Watch: The superheroine show 'Devi'". Indo-Asian News Service (IANS TV). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. Patel, Ano (9 April 2019). "Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. Bhadani, Priyanka (24 October 2014). "A homegrown superhero series". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. "India's Original Super 'Heroine' returns as 'Maharakshak Devi'". Zee TV. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. "ZEE TV presents India's First Female Superhero 'DEVI' - The Epitome of Strength". Zee TV. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. "Maharakshak Devi Trailer". Zee TV Africa. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. Indo-Asian News Service (11 March 2019). "'Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  9. Indo-Asian News Service (13 March 2019). "TV has undergone a major change: Actress Umang Jain". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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