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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Maharakshak: Devi
| image = Maharakshak Devi.jpg
| caption = Show logo
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| network = [[Zee TV]]
| creator = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| runtime = 50 minutes
| genre = [[Children's television series]]<br>[[Action (genre)|Action]]<br>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br>[[Fantasy (genre)|Fantasy]]
| director = Vaibhav Mutha
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2015|3|14}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2015|6|7}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes =26
| producer = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| website = http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/shows/maharakshak-devi/
| website_title=
}}

'''''Maharakshak: Devi''''' is an [[India]]n [[Superhero fiction#Live-action television series|superhero]] [[children's television series]] that premiered on [[Zee TV]] on 14 March 2015.

==Plot==
The series follows the story of Gauri, who is an incarnation of the [[Hindu deities|Hindu Goddess]] [[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]. During the first 17 years of her life, Gauri is raised and trained by her [[Guru#In Hinduism|Guru]], [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]], who found her floating in the river when she was an infant. She eventually battles various [[asura]]s that exist in the contemporary world ([[Bhasmasur]], [[Kumbhakarna#Origin|Kumbhakarna]], [[Mahishasura]], [[Raktabīja]], and [[Sumbha and Nisumbha]]), under the service of their Guru, [[Shukra#Ideology|Shukracharya]]. Her companions and advisors are Brihaspati, [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]], Inspector Narayan, and [[Krishna]].

==Cast==
* [[Umang Jain]] as Gauri/[[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web
|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/maharakshak-devi/cast/785066/
|title=Maharakshak Devi: Cast
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=
|publisher=[[TV Guide]]
}}</ref>
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]]/Professor Jayant<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as [[Shukra#Ideology|Shukracharya]]/Virat Mittal<ref name=interview>{{cite web
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HXiu-6avA&list=PL5x9PStbfiC3qUygG4p3CoK9lhd0aWYwY&index=11&t=0s
|title=Watch: The superheroine show 'Devi'
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2019-03-11
|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] (IANS TV)
}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Karan Suchak]] as Inspector Narayan/[[Narada]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Shresth Kumar]] as [[Krishna]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Sahil Uppal]] as [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Ankit Gera]] as Bhasma/[[Bhasmasur]]<ref name=career>{{cite web
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ankit-Gera-I-would-never-put-an-ongoing-TV-show-on-stake-to-pursue-a-career-in-films/articleshow/46432189.cms
|title=Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=Patel
|first=Ano
|date=2019-04-09
|work=[[The Times of India]]
}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Varun Kapoor]] as Mahish/[[Mahishasura]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* Rushiraj Pawar as Parijaat<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Nikita Sharma]] as Vedika<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Meena<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Ujjawal Gauraha]] as Jalandhar<ref name="tvguide"/>

===Episodic Appearance===
* [[Gautham Menon]] as himself
* [[Nithiin]] as himself
* [[Sai Dharam Tej]] as himself

==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]]''.<ref name=homegrown>{{cite web
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/a-homegrown-superhero-series/
|title=A homegrown superhero series
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=Bhadani
|first=Priyanka
|date=2014-10-24
|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref><ref name=returns>{{cite web
|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/indias-original-super-heroine-returns-as-maharakshak-devi.html
|title=India's Original Super 'Heroine' returns as 'Maharakshak Devi'
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2015-03-12
|publisher=[[Zee TV]]
}}</ref> 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).<ref name=strength>{{cite web
|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/zee-tv-presents-indias-first-female-superhero-devi-the-epitome-of-strength.html
|title=ZEE TV presents India's First Female Superhero 'DEVI' - The Epitome of Strength
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2015-03-09
|publisher=[[Zee TV]]
}}</ref><ref name=trailer>{{cite web
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VSkjOsdK7w
|title=Maharakshak Devi Trailer
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2019-04-01
|publisher=[[Zee TV#International feeds|Zee TV Africa]]
}}</ref> ''Maharakshak: Devi'' was conceived of as a vehicle to highlight female empowerment.<ref name=lands>{{cite web
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/maharakshak-devi-superheroine-lands-on-indian-tv/
|title='Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]
|date=2019-03-11
|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref> 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.<ref name=strength/> Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.<ref name=undergone>{{cite web
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/tv-has-undergone-a-major-change-actress-umang-jain/
|title=TV has undergone a major change: Actress Umang Jain
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]
|date=2019-03-13
|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref><ref name=lands/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|6921490}}

[[Category:2015 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Child superheroes]]
[[Category:Female characters in television]]
[[Category:Female superheroes]]
[[Category:Fictional women soldiers and warriors]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Hindu mythology in popular culture]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Indian superhero television shows]]
[[Category:Reincarnation in television]]
[[Category:Science fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]
[[Category:Krishna in popular culture]]

Maharakshak: Devi - Revision history

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