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{{short description|Indian superhero television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Karma StarPlus.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Superhero]] [[action drama]]
| creator = [[Ekta Kapoor]]
| developer =
| writer = Subodh Chopra
| director = Pavan S Kaul, Santram Varma
| creative_director =
| starring =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "Karma" by [[KK (singer)|KK]]
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Ekta Kapoor]]<br />[[Shobha Kapoor]]
| editor = K Rajdeep and Janak Chauhan
| cinematography = Prakash Barot
| camera =
| runtime = 45 minutes
| company = [[Balaji Telefilms]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://balajitelefilms.com/serial.php?id=42|title=Balaji Telefilms Limited : Television, Motion Pictures|website=balajitelefilms.com|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=12 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812044908/https://balajitelefilms.com/serial.php?id=42|url-status=live}}</ref>
| channel = [[StarPlus]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|08|20}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2005|02|11}}
| related =
}}

'''''Karma – Koi Aa Raha Hai Waqt Badalney''''' is an Indian [[superhero]] television series written by Subodh Chopra and directed by Pavan S Kaul.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The science of sci-fi|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-science-of-scifi/572565/2|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> The show aired on [[StarPlus]] from 20 August 2004 to 11 February 2005. It was the first ever action-thriller show from the [[Balaji Telefilms]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/special/y2k4/karma_promo.htm |title=> MAM Special report > Profiling on-air promos |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=2004-09-11 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517011938/http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/special/y2k4/karma_promo.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Karma'' involves the battle between good and evil as the titular superhero faces off against demonic evil. The main cast of the show is Siddharth Choudhary in the title role of Karma, [[Riva Bubber]] and [[Tinnu Anand]]. The show is based in a fictitious city named Panaki, but was shot in Mumbai and other cities in India. The series re-aired on [[StarPlus#Star Utsav|Star Utsav]] and [[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://starutsav.indya.com/serials/karma/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014010349/http://starutsav.indya.com/serials/karma/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2007|title=indya.com - STAR - STAR Utsav - Karma|date=14 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.tv:80/tv_sched.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705023627/http://www.pogo.tv:80/tv_sched.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 July 2006|title=POGO TV|date=5 July 2006}}</ref>

Earlier titled ''Kalki'', it was later renamed before its premiere to ''Karma – Koi Aa Raha Hai Waqt Badalney.''<ref>{{Cite web|title="It would be foolish if I switched to some other track and allowed my competitors to perform a dance of victory on an empty field": Ekta Kapoor Balaji Telefilms' creative director|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/executive/ektakapoor.htm|website=Indian Television dot com|access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806095110/https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/executive/ektakapoor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> When titled as ''Kalki'', the pilot episode was rejected by Star Plus in early 2003, after which the series was reworked as ''Karma''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=No longer Kahani Ghar Ghar ki|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No-longer-kahani-ghar-ghar-ki/articleshow/36912000.cms|website=The Times of India|date=10 February 2003 |access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004095336/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No-longer-kahani-ghar-ghar-ki/articleshow/36912000.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Kaalki' to be finally born as 'Karma' next month|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/july/july44.htm?amp|website=Indian Television dot com|date=July 2003|access-date=22 July 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724223931/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/july/july44.htm?amp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Balaji ready with 9 new shows across channels|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/aug/aug123.htm|website=Indian Television dot com|access-date=22 July 2020|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808111105/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/aug/aug123.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
Karan Kapoor is born with supernatural powers, however he is oblivious to the fact until his twenty-first birthday when his powers increase at an alarming rate. He discovers that he was the "chosen one" who was born to defeat evil forces of Markesh. Teaming up with Gayatri Ji, he decides to finish the evil.

Meanwhile, he is in senior college, he notices that his classmates were cheating in exams and he discloses the fact to the school head. After that, those students beat him till death, but he is revived by his maternal grandfather Devdutt with the power of his meditation. As Devdutt uses the seven stars to revive him, he gets filled with the power of seven stars. After that he gets superpowers. His friend Mrinal Deshmukh, whom he loved, helps her out with her assignments as helping Karan while Karan saves her from all dangers by becoming Karma. Karma wears a black armor with seven stars in the center and a cape. Karma hides his identity from the people by wearing a mask on his eyes containing seven stars which shows that his power is the power of seven stars. He also throws a star sometimes with a 'K' written on it. He fights Markesh's assassins like Gunshot, Char Sau Chalis, Tilisma, Gilgit and Sonika to protect the Panaki (The city where he resides). Karan had not got his love Mrinal and Mrinal had not loved him, so karan was searching for anyone else who will take care of his life. At last, in a face-to-face confrontation, he and Markesh find out that Markesh's mother and Karma stars were close and killing Karma will result in Markesh's mother's death too. Therefore, Karma smartly plots to separate Markesh and Markesh's mother, so as to weaken them. In fact, he makes Markesh think that his mother is dead. And with many problems in Karan's own personal life, the show abruptly ends, with Karan lastly saying that he is Karma, he should keep on doing his duty without expecting any fortune for himself.<ref name="auto"/>

==Cast==
* Siddharth Choudhary as Karan Kapoor / Karma
* [[Riva Bubber]] as Mrinal Deshmukh
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] / [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] as Markesh
* [[Tinnu Anand]] as Devdutt (Karan's maternal grandfather)
* [[Sudha Chandran]] as Gayatri (Guru Maa)
* [[Gaurav Chopra]] as Gunshot
* [[Melissa Pais]] as Kaira
* Aisha Shah as Maya
* Amita Chandekar as Manasi Mahesh Kapoor (Karan's mother and Devdutt's daughter)
* Nasser Abdullah as Professor Mahesh Kapoor (Karan's father)
* [[Sikandar Kharbanda]] as Rocky
* Anuj Gupta as Lalit
* [[Deepak Jethi]] as Challenger
* [[Ketan Karande]] as Yaksh / Markesh's Henchman
* Vicky Ahuja as Tilisma
* [[Vindu Dara Singh]] as Culprit 440
* Rio Kapadia as Chief Executive Officer of Right News Channel
* [[Kaliprasad Mukherjee]] as Dr. Merchant
* Puneet Vashisht as Jimmy Fernandes
* [[Sonia Kapoor]] as Gayatri (Guru Maa)
* [[Mithilesh Chaturvedi]] as Joe
* [[Alihassan Turabi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|5466156}}

{{SP Shows}}
{{Balaji Telefilms}}
{{Children television series in India}}

[[Category:Balaji Telefilms television series]]
[[Category:2004 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2005 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:StarPlus original programming]]
[[Category:Television superheroes]]
[[Category:Indian children's television series]]
[[Category:Indian superhero television shows]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Indian action television series]]

Karma (Indian TV series) - Revision history

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