Shaka Laka Boom Boom

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{{About|the television show|the [[Brianna Perry|Brianna]] and [[Flo Rida]] song|Boom Shacka|the 2007 Bollywood film|Shakalaka Boom Boom}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
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{{Infobox television
| name = Shaka Laka Boom Boom
| image = [[File:Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Poster.png|250px|alt="Poster of TV Show: Shaka Laka Boom Boom"]]
| editor = Manish Mistry
| director =
| starring = [[Shaka Laka Boom Boom#Cast|Cast]]
| opentheme = "Shaka Laka Boom Boom"
| country = India
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 491
| runtime = 24 minutes
| company = [[UTV Software Communications]] (2000–2004) Rose Audio Visuals (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/july/july220.htm|title=Star Plus switching production on two UTV shows|date=July 26, 2003|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
| network = [[DD National]] (original series) [[Star Plus]] (revival series)
| picture_format = [[480i]]
| first_aired = '''Doordarshan series:''' {{Start date|2000|10|15|df=y}}<ref name=Hin/> – {{End date|2001|5|6|df=y}} '''Star Plus series:''' {{Start date|2002|8|19|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/tube/y2k2/aug/augtube22.htm|title=Star woos young ones with 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom'|date=August 19, 2002|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
| last_aired = {{End date|2004|10|10|df=y}}
| website =
}}

'''''Shaka Laka Boom Boom''''' is an Indian television series. It first aired as 30 episodes series on [[DD National]] channel from 15 October 2000.<ref name=Hin>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/10/16/stories/101644a7.htm|title=Relief for parents|date=October 16, 2000|access-date=December 21, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805211331/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/10/16/stories/101644a7.htm|archive-date=5 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was later taken up by [[Star Plus]] in 2001 and their version first premiered on 19 August 2002 with Kinshuk Vaidya as Sanju.<ref>[http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/director/sameer.htm An Interview with Sameer Kulkarni]. IndianTelevision. 15 November 2001</ref> The series also re-aired on [[Star Utsav]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k5/nov/novrel23.htm|title=Star Utsav spells magic this Children's Day|date=November 8, 2005|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref> [[Disney Channel India]], [[STAR One]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://app.indya.com:80/epg/asp/displaySchedules.asp?ddChannelName=starone|title=STAR - Programme Guide|date=17 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017144952/http://app.indya.com:80/epg/asp/displaySchedules.asp?ddChannelName=starone|archive-date=17 October 2008}}</ref> [[Disney XD (India)|Disney XD]], [[Hungama TV]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k6/ms_media/zarina.htm|title=Hungama TV COO Zarina Mehta|date=May 27, 2006|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref> and a Tamil dubbed version on [[Vijay TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k5/vijay1.htm|title=Vijay TV scripts a turnaround tale|date=30 April 2005|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref> It was written and directed by [[Vijay Krishna Acharya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/writer/victor.htm|title="Indians laugh at institutions, or at stereotypes. A comedy writer should tap into that feature": Vijay Krishna Acharya|date=September 18, 2003|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref> Merchandise based on the series were also launched in markets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/This-magic-pencil-creates-a-lot-of-dhoom/articleshow/33613071.cms|title=This magic pencil creates a lot of dhoom - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Plot==

The first season revolves around the central character, Sanju, finding a magical pencil, which has the ability to bring things drawn with it to life.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022014424/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020811/spectrum/tv.htm "There is magic in the air"]. ''The Sunday Tribune''. 11 August 2002</ref> The second season centres on an alien, Shaan, and his adventures with the magical pencil.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/nov/nov187.htm|title=UTV has big hopes on revamped 'Shakalaka Boom Boom'|date=24 November 2003|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref> The third season is about Sanju and Shaan's adventures in a magic school called Jadoo High, and in the fourth season, Sanju travels to the year 2022 to protect his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/sep/sep185.htm|title=Star Plus's 'SLBB' makes a decade shift (2022)|date=16 September 2004|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref>

Shekinah Bhajgawre, a secondary school teacher talked about this show.

==Cast==
* Vishal Solanki as Sanju (2000-2001)<ref name=Hin/>
* [[Kinshuk Vaidya]] as Sanju (2002-2004)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/49091263.cms|title='Shakalaka Boom Boom' cast: Then & Now|date=24 September 2015|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* Rahul Joshi as Shaan/Neeraj's sidekick
* Kalyani Nerurkar as Zoya/Nito
* [[Hansika Motwani]] as Karuna<ref name="auto"/>/Shona<ref name="auto1"/>
* Frank Anthony as Chandu
* Sainee Raj as Ritu<ref name="auto"/>
* [[Reema Vohra]] as Sanjana<ref name="auto"/>
* Adnan Jp as Jaggu<ref name="auto"/>
* [[Madhur Mittal]] as Tito<ref name="auto"/>
* Nikhil Yadav as Partho / Poisdon
* [[Mamik Singh]] / [[Rushad Rana]] as Adult Sanju / Sandros
* Tanvi Hegde as Fruity
* [[Tushar Dalvi]] as Raj: Sanju's father (2000-2001)
* [[Sudha Chandran]] as Sanju's mother (2000-2001)
* [[Lata Sabharwal]] as Sanju's Mother
* [[Ashiesh Roy]] as Partho's father
* [[Aditya Kapadia]] as Jhumru<ref name="auto"/>
* [[Amrapali Gupta]] as Kitty (2003-2004)
* Pallavi Rao as Karuna Maami
* [[Vaishali Thakkar]] as Lalita
* [[Romit Raaj]] as Karan (2003)
* [[Jennifer Winget]] as Piya (2003)
* [[Chahatt Khanna]] as Simple (Ex) / Jay Rani
* [[Tanmay Jahagirdar]] as Sunny
* [[Ishita Sharma]] as Simple
* Ronak Kotecha as Silly Point
* [[Mehul]] as Short Leg
* [[KK Goswami]] as Crystal
* [[Shehzad Khan]] as Tiger
* [[Sachin Singh]] as Monu
* Jagesh Mukati as Mangu
* [[Kurush Deboo]] as Colonel K.K. aka K.K. Uncle
* [[Bharati Achrekar]] as School Principal
* Jarrar Choudhry as Inspector Abhinav
* Ankit Shah as Sanju's cousin Sumit

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{imdb title|3676882}}
{{Children television series in India}}
{{SP Shows}}

[[Category:Star Plus original programming]]
[[Category:Indian children's television series]]
[[Category:2000 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2004 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Television about magic]]
[[Category:Rose Audio Visuals]]
[[Category:UTV Television]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Star Utsav original programming]]
[[Category:DD National original programming]]
[[Category:Time travel in television]]
[[Category:Disney XD (Indian TV channel) original programming]]
[[Category:Television series set in the 2020s]]

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